Acheivements

 Achievements:

• The national output of Nigeria cocoa production has increased from 300,000 MT of 2012 to 350,000MT in 2013 as provided by Federal Produce Inspection Service of Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment.
  
• Over 160,000 Cocoa farmers registered and uploaded to National Farmers Database Platform.
• Cocoa-GES implementation commenced in 12 Cocoa producing States namely: Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Cross-River, Edo, Delta, Ekiti, Abia, Kogi, Kwara and Taraba.
• 23,392 cocoa famers redeemed Cocoa-GES inputs from 103 redemption centers across 12 cocoa producing States. A total of 2,468,402 sachets fungicides (Ridomil Gold, Funguran-OH, Champ Dp and Ultimax), 394,815 sachets of insecticide (Actara) and 23,781 (50kg) bags TERACTIVE Cocoa Fertilizer were redeemed by cocoa farmers during 2013 season. Each beneficiary obtained 100 sachets of fungicides, 25 sachets of insecticide and two 50kg bags of Cocoa Fertilizer (Teractiv).
• 323,407 pods of improved hybrids so far distributed free of charge to cocoa famers this 2013/14 nursery season which commenced November 2013. This continues till March 2014 by which time some 600,000 pods should have been distributed.

  

  Dr Odeyemi(Ex-DFDA) Distributing
  Improved Hybrid Cocoa Pods Free-of-Charge to Farmers

• 12.5 million Polythene bags procured and distributed among 16 cocoa producing States, procurement and processing companies, farmer associations and cooperatives.
• 2,000 Solo pumps, 500 Knapsack sprayer, fermentation boxes, collapsible drying racks and hydrocarbon free jute bags procured and distributed at 75% subsidy i.e farmer paid 25% cost of procuring each item.
• Supported the Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) program on Cocoa fertilizer Initiative targeted at Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria and introduced the OCP Morocco’s TERATIV Cocoa Fertilizer, which was introduced for the first time into Nigeria.
• 10,800 cocoa farmers were trained in Farmer Field School across 270 communities in seven States: Abia, Cross-River, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo, and Ogun within the FGN/World Cocoa Foundation signed partnership on capacity building.
• Masterplan for the Cocoa Corporation of Nigeria’s developed in partnership with Technoserve by the 25-Person College inaugurated by the Honourable Minister.
  
• Partnership agreement between Ondo State government and SPAGnVOLA Chocolatiers, Maryland USA on Cocoa Value Chain Transformation in Ondo State facilitated. Partnership agreement entails establishment of chocolate factory, chocolate academy, CiBEXO circle of excellence with cocoa farmer as equity owners of a vertically integrated cocoa business from cocoa beans to chocolate bars.
• Training and kitting of 50 professional grafters based on rehabilitation skills acquired through the support of MARS Inc. recently approved and will be implemented in 2014.
• Training of trainers’ workshop on nursery management for Tree Crops Officers and Desk officers from all cocoa producing States.
•  Procurement process initiated for establishment of cottage cocoa processing factories.
• Training of cocoa farmers’ wives on farm-gate processing for good quality cocoa for premium price.
• Mobilization of Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) discussion with Central Bank of Nigeria’s NIRSAL on financing the Coco Value Chain.
• Facilitation of linkage with World Bank’s Rural Access Mobility Project for road construction to a predominantly Cocoa growing community of Eti-Oni in Osun State.
• Facilitation of Edo Integrated Limited, a multinational company’s commitment to building a Cocoa processing facility in Cross River State. Discussion in progress with Cross River State Government.
• Facilitation of Syngenta’s investment option and consideration on Tissue Culture and Micro propagation System for multiplication of elite cocoa varieties.
• Facilitation of Hershey/IDH/Armajaro’s $20 million investment to train 20,000 cocoa farmers over the next five years and uptake cocoa beans within the framework of their sustainability plan.
• Launched and commenced implementation of African Cocoa Initiative of the World Cocoa Foundation which entails institutional support for public-private partnership, extension delivery system, planting materials distribution system and farmer organization support.
•  Payment of dues to the Alliance of Cocoa Producing Countries (COPAL) and facilitation of headquarter movement from Lagos to Abuja within the framework of Nigerian’s Government’s signed Headquarters Agreement.
• Conferment of Award on the Honourable Minister, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina

  

  Confirment of an Award to Ex-Minister of
   Agric.& Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina

  by the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) in recognition of his transformation program for a rapid development of the Cocoa Value Chain in Nigeria.