"Inclusive Green Growth": Kilombero Cocoa Value Chain

The population of the Tanzanian province Kilombero is heavily reliant on agriculture. Approximately 100,000 small scale farmers cultivate predominantly rice and cocoa. On average, their fields are only around 0.5 ha in size. Roughly 35 % of the farmers are female. Economic dependences and lack of management knowledge lead to high losses during both, harvest and processing, resulting in insufficient income.
This is where the GNF project comes in. In collaboration with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG), GNF has set up a consultation program for some 2,000 small scale farmers from 13 different villages adjacent to the Kilombero Nature Reserve and wildlife corridor.