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IFAD in Sao Tome and Principe: voices from the field

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Consumer demand for organic, fair trade chocolate is helping to revive an entire sector of the economy in Sao Tome. Thanks to an initiative first proposed by IFAD, 1400 farmers on this island 230 kilometres of the west coast of Africa have switched to organic cocoa production and are earning more money as a result.

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© IFAD 		Organic and fair trade production revitalize cocoa industry in São Tome and Principe

Only nine years ago, cocoa producers in São Tome and Principe were suffering because of falling global prices for cocoa. Many of them abandoned their cocoa plantations, while others cut down the trees to clear land for maize or other crops. Thanks to IFAD and its partners, nearly 1,200 of them are now growing organic cocoa for the international organic chocolate industry.

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Statistics
Projects: 5

Total cost:
US$36.5 million

Approved IFAD loan:
US$20.6 million

Directly benefiting:
23,770 households
Contact Information

Andrea Serpagli
Cassava Coordinator, Country programme manager
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
Rome, Italy
Work: +39 0654592859
Fax: +39 0654593859
a.serpagli@ifad.org