The CocoaSoils Program is developing and disseminating Integrated Soil Management Fertility recommendations to cocoa farmers through nine newly established and research-managed core trials in West and Central Africa and one each in Indonesia and Ecuador, and 389 farmer-managed satellite trials sites to evaluate, under real farming condition, the effects of good agricultural practices and improved nutrient supply on cocoa bean yield.
The program has trained 625 extension agents and 65066 cocoa farmers on integrated Soil Management Fertility and Good Agriculture Practices for increased cocoa productivity and avoided deforestation.