Together with CIAT, we built a baseline study of the cocoa value chain in Colombia to identify opportunities and constraints for value chain development, forest conservation and restoration, and peace building.
We identified opportunities and challenges and determined key actors with the objective of feeding the action plan of the Cocoa, Forest & Peace initiative.
We traveled more than 5,500 km in two months.
We visited 6 regions, 17 municipalities and had more than 250 conversations with 85 producers and 23 associations.
Through the active participation of the members of the Technical Committee, working groups were held to define the 2020-2030 Results for the Cocoa, Forests & Peace Initiative.
An extended Technical Committee was organised with the participation of Government institutions, NGOs, international cooperation, associations and private entities. Four working groups were organised, with two sessions per group, and more than 15 organisations participated in the construction of the plan.
As a result, an Action Plan for 2020-2030 was created which promote deforestation-free cocoa production models that protect and restore forests in the cocoa value chain, improve livelihoods for producers and help consolidate the peace process in Colombia.
The report highlights the achievements made in the short-term milestones of CB&P’s 2030 Action Plan. These strategic results include the implementation of zero-deforestation cocoa production models, the development of financial instruments to consolidate these models, the establishment of a monitoring, verification, and traceability system, the strengthening of cocoa institutionality, and the implementation of communication and transparency strategies.
Read the report here Read the executive summaryOur Action Plan 2030 is divided into five strategic outcomes to guide our efforts.
This outcome seeks to develop by 2030 a model of public-private territorial alliances for the technical accompaniment of producers, a research agenda developed to guarantee better cocoa productivity in agroforestry arrangements, guidelines for planting and buying cocoa with zero deforestation adopted by the industry.
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The financial instruments must respond to the new economic and rural reality of the country and to the climatic and environmental conditions. The second outcome aims to promote and appropriate financial instruments that consolidate zero deforestation cocoa models that include innovative investment strategies for the cocoa sector. Emphasis is also placed on financial inclusion to improve the living conditions of rural communities.
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The Initiative will have a monitoring system that allows for the accounting of positive impacts, the generation of alerts, and the measurement of the Initiative’s efforts. In addition, the sytem will verify progress in compliance with agreements and document zero deforestation cocoa production for the Initiative’s projects. The System will be articulated with the Strategy against Cadmium promoted by the National Government and will be implemented in the territories prioritized by the Initiative.
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This outcome seeks to design a strategy to strengthen cocoa institutions with an emphasis on zero-deforestation cocoa production models that integrate the conservation, management and restoration of forest and water resources at a landscape scale. The strategy will consolidate a reliable and transparent traceability scheme implemented for accountability. Thus, in 10 years, we will have a strengthened cocoa value chain at all levels with ownership of the topics related to the Initiative.
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The fifth outcome of the Action Plan aims at designing a strategy focused on positioning special cocoa, cocoa finos de aroma, cocoa associated with zero-deforestation and biodiversity protection, among others. The positioning of Colombian cocoa will be supported by the Monitoring and Traceability System.
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