CFI National Oversight Committee Meeting 2024
Key Objectives
Forest Protection & Restoration
Conservation of forest reserves, national parks and forested land, as well as restoration of forests that have been degraded by cocoa farm encroachment
Sustainable cocoa production and Farmer livelihoods
Sustainable intensification and diversification of income to increase farmers’ yields and livelihood, to grow “more cocoa on less land” and thereby reduce pressure on forests
Community Engagement & Farmers Inclusion
Engagement and empowerment of cocoa-growing communities. In particular mitigation of the social impacts and risks of land-use changes on affected cocoa farmers and their communities
National Plan
The plan includes interventions in 6 focus areas in 5 regions in Ghana. They are: 1. Ahafo Ano South / Atwima Mponua /
Atwima Nwabiagya (Ashanti Region), 2. Asunafo / Asutifi (Ahafo Region), 3. Atiwa / Denkyembour / East
Akim (Eastern Region), 4. Bibiani / Anwiaso / Sefwi Wiawso (Western North Region), 5. Juabeso Bia (Western North Region), and 6. Kakum (Central Region)
News Update
Alignment with Green Ghana Initiative
CFI Alignment with Green Ghana Initiative (The Deputy Minister and former Deputy Minister receive t-shirts from IDH and World Cocoa Foundation at MLNR
CFI National Oversight Committee Meeting
Held on the 4th October, 2024 at Tang Palace. Some of the key participants were Hon. Akwasi Konadu - Mp- Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Chris Vincent- President of World Cocoa Foundation, Joseph Osiakwan- Technical Director (Forestry)
CFI National Steering Committee Meeting
CFI National Steering Committee Meeting Date: 18th July 2024 Venue: Tang Palace
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FARMERS STORIES
"I received cocoa and multipurpose tree seedlings from a community nursery established through the Initiative"
Owusu Sampson
cocoa farmer - Anyinam District
"Shares his perspective on the importance of protecting cocoa for future generations and the positive impact of involving communities in environmental protection efforts"
Kofi Ameyaw
cocoa farmer - central region
"Through Landscape sensitization and awareness campaigns, cocoa farmers are now aware of the best practices to increase yield on the same farm without expanding into forest reserves"
Thomas Ankra
"I heard about landscape
management and the tree tenure initiative in
2018 and decided to get involved to learn how
to better sustain my cocoa farm"
Portia Sani
32-year-old cocoa farmer - Sefwi Elluokrom, Western North
PARTNERS
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
The Sustainable Trade Initiative
World Cocoa Foundation
Connect with us
Give us a call, email, or pay us a visit
Address
The National Secretariat
Cocoa & Forests Initiative
Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources (MLNR)
Accra, Ghana
Phone
+233 24 612 4753 - Kofi Afari,
CFI Ghana Administrator
+233 50 493 0085 - Glowen Kyei-Mensah
Program Manager, CFI Ghana, (IDH)
+233 24 390 8085 - Wisdom Than, CFI and Environment Manager, (WCF)
Email Address
kofiafari32@gmail.com
Kyei-Mensah@idhtrade.org
wisdom.konwuruk@worldcocoa.org
Business Hours
MON to FRI: 8AMto 5PM