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Lachua Ecoregion , Cobán , Alta Verapaz . Guatemala, Central America. Nov 25th.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OF COCOA PRODUCTION CHAIN TO IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS AND PRESERVE BIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS IN THE LACHUA ECOREGION. Lachua Ecoregion , Cobán , Alta Verapaz . Guatemala, Central America. Nov 25th. LACHUA ECOREGION. Baseline. Findings:

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Lachua Ecoregion , Cobán , Alta Verapaz . Guatemala, Central America. Nov 25th.

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  1. PROJECTDEVELOPMENT OF COCOA PRODUCTION CHAIN TO IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS AND PRESERVE BIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS IN THE LACHUA ECOREGION LachuaEcoregion, Cobán, Alta Verapaz. Guatemala, Central America. Nov 25th.

  2. LACHUA ECOREGION

  3. Baseline Findings: • low and inadequate management in the pruning of the cocoa trees. • excessive shading in the plantations (around 75% shade) • genetic material with too much production variability • 73 % of producers are active (125) • 79 % of the area with some management • Monilia is present in 2 % of the plantations. • Cocoa beans are sold without being fermented • Cocoa productions generates low income (technology, finance system and added-value) • Minimal full and part-time jobs created

  4. What actions we did? Organization • Strengthening the producer’s organizations’ administrative and accounting system • Support in developing the annual operative plans

  5. What Actions we did? • A training program implemented • Pruning • Shade • Superior trees • Grafting • Control of plague and disease • Fertilization • 6 field school established in 6 communities • 127 producers trained

  6. What Actions we did? • 25 farmer, trainers and administrators, trained in TOT methodology and cocoa technology • All students participated in the dialogue with experts in cocoa production (BK and George Loquvam)

  7. What actions we did? • Technical assistance for plantations management • 50 % of the farmers initiated with the prioritized management activities • Moniliaare monitored and under control • 90 producers interested in establishing new plantations have been identified

  8. What actions we did? Genetic material for cloned plants • Identification of superior trees • 226 trees identified, tagged, and registered in database. • Cloning material • Budwood garden established (100 plants)

  9. What actions we did? • Implementation of value-added processing centers • 3 centers are built • equipped with fermentation and drying infrastructure, equipment • 1053.9 kg of wet cocoa bean have been processed • 2943.9 kg of dry cocoa commercialized

  10. What actions we did? Relationships for future partnerships and commercialization: • Lake Champlain Chocolate (Eric Lampman) • SachaGold Project (George Loquvam) • Steve Bergin (Potential buyer) • Local Buyers

  11. Activities for 2013 • Production of 20,000 new clonal plants • Planting of 20 new Hectares • 20-30 new producers • 50 producers trained in field schools • 3 new budwood garden established with superior genetics material • Standardize post harvest processing • Implement the financial mechanism with the cocoa organizations • Improve the management of the existing plantations

  12. THANK YOU

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