The Second edition of the CocoaSoils Forum took place on January 23, 2020, at Hotel Mont Fébé in Yaoundé Cameroon. The forum was attended by more than 140 participants from different backgrounds, including private sector companies, research institutes, farmer organisations, public institutions and many more. The forum was part of a week-long Science Committee meeting, in which researchers and representatives from all key partners, donors as well as the media met to review the progress of the two key components (Research for Development – R4D and Partnership for Delivery – P4D) of the project.
This year’s annual forum aimed at building a common understanding of the CocoaSoils program by sharing the progress so far, and engaging partners to further strengthen agronomic research and dissemination in West and Central Africa. The program which is funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NORAD is poised to translate the results from the research into practice by highlighting public-private partnerships as an essential part of the program. The forum was a platform not only to speak to the audience on the outputs of the program but also to gain inputs from various experts to improve the program.
