Haiti Cocoa Value Chain Analysis
- Improved agricultural practices increase yields from 250 kg to 600 kg per hectare.
- Fermentation practices increase cocoa bean prices by 45 percent.
- Improved processing raises farmer incomes by 194 percent and operator incomes by 156 percent.
- The upgrading scenario generates an additional 111 jobs.
- The upgrading scenario improves the resilience of about 2,000 households against droughts and erosion.
This case study analyzes the cocoa value chain in Haiti using the EX-ACT VC tool, from production to retail distribution. It evaluates climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience, and socio-economic impacts. The study compares a baseline scenario, where cocoa is grown traditionally with low agroforestry application, to an upgraded scenario involving new agroforestry cocoa plantations on degraded land, improved agricultural practices, and training in fermentation practices. The upgrading scenario leads to mitigation of 552 tCO2-e per year, creating an emission sink of 0.8 tCO2-e per hectare per year for the entire project area.
How to cite
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2019, Haiti Cocoa Value Chain Analysis, https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/3d5a0378-14b3-47f9-bdb3-19e7d96763c9/content