About The project
In 2013 CropLife Africa Middle East entered into a two-year partnership with the World Cocoa Foundation to train professional Spray Service Providers in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. It forms part of the WCF’s African Cocoa Initiative. For more information, please contact
THE CHALLENGE
“Not only people
love chocolate,
but pest and
diseases love cocoa
too”
Sona Ebai, World Cocoa Foundation
THE CHALLENGE
“You must always
look out for insects.
When you see them,
you need to call me.”
Rahim Abudu, Spray Service Provider
THE BENEFITS
“It’s so beneficial that we can
afford to send our
children to school.”
Cecilia Pokuaa, Cocoa Farmer
THE BENEFITS
“Farming has been improved…
people are getting
a profit.”
Lawrence Owusu, Cocoa Farmer
THE BENEFITS
“The SSP liberates the
farm family to do other
activities.”
Sona Ebai, World Cocoa Foundation
In 2023, CropLife Ghana, in partnership with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), conducted awareness programs for farmers in sixteen different communities within the Dadiesoaba-Goaso
catchment areas of the Ahafo region of Ghana.
The programs focused on promoting the safe and responsible use of pesticides and fertilizers, managing pesticide containers, and addressing anti-counterfeiting issues.
The communities covered included Sienchem, Dadiesoaba, Woremso, Adomakokrom, Acherensua, Nkaseim, Sunkwa, and Kukuom.
The sensitization efforts were successful and are expected to help combat counterfeit sellers who distribute fake products to farmers at the start of the season.
Malawi has made significant progress in soya bean production in recent years. In the 2022/23 rainy season, a large number of farmers turned to soya bean cultivation due to its low input requirements. However, Malawi faced above-average rainfall, creating ideal conditions for the spread of soya bean rust.
Unfortunately, most farmers and some extension workers were unaware of the seriousness of the soya bean rust, resulting in severe damage to soya yields. This led to yield reductions of over 80 to 90%, causing substantial economic and livelihood hardships for the country.
Thanks to the training, CropLife Malawi equipped the farmers with the necessary skills to effectively manage their soybean fields and prevent the spread of soybean rust disease.
The training successfully addressed knowledge and skill gaps, enabling the farmers to protect their soya beans as they had hoped.
During 2023, CropLife Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Agriculture Authority (EAA), hosted two workshops named “Accelerating the Registration of Biological Products for
Uptake by Farmers in Ethiopia” and “HHP Awareness Towards Sustainable Agricultural Production in Ethiopia.”
These workshops gathered 40 participants from various government, private, and non-governmental organizations. The primary goal was to deliberate on the necessary regulatory framework and to gain insight into the current status of the draft registration guidelines for biological pest control products in Ethiopia. Subsequent to the workshops, the Ethiopian Agricultural Authority (EAA) is expected to establish a temporary registration system for certain low-risk biological pest control products within the existing registration framework.
Alongside the draft bio-pesticide registration guidelines, the EAA has also developed a directive on the registration of biological pest control products in recent months. Enhancing awareness among farmers regarding biological pest control products will be a key focus moving forward