Public Private Partnership to strengthen the cocoa production

Objectives

• Capacities for both extension support services and cocoa farmers are improved;
• Current average yield of Vietnam cocoa is increased and reach 2kg/tree/year within the trained farmers by 2016;
• Cocoa has become a major commodity that gets increased investments by different major actors;
• The government is advised to develop favourable policies and allocate funds for cocoa development.

Implementing Agencies 

• MARD, National Agriculture Extension Centre, Crop Production Department, Vietnam Cocoa Committee;
• Mars, Puratos GrandPlace;
• Technical Assistance provided by HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and IDH.

Approach

• Strategic Public – Private Partnership;
• Sector development strategy;
• Improve economic performance at farm level;
• Precompetitive collaboration;
• Successful business model of Cocoa Development Center (CDC)/Technology Transfer Center (TTC); and Cocoa Village Centre (CVC);
• Role of government, NGO and donors is considered critical. 

Main Achievement since the Project Started 

• Set up and run of 3 CDCs, 29 CVCs and 14  demonstration of high yielding farms with 2 tons of dried seed per ha to provide technical advise, planting materials and support to cocoa farmers in Central Highland, Mekong delta;
• Develope monthly bulletin and provide trainings on cocoa planting and fermentation for about 2.000 cocoa farmers;
• Provide technical support to private actors to develop large scale- farming model and attract more investors to cocoa production;
• Coorperate with Crop Production Department and National Extension Center to develop, publish and provide trainings on sustainable cocoa production;
• Coorperate with Cocoa Coordination Board to develop and implement the Cocoa Development Strategy.

Budget

883,182 EURO 

Period: 2014-2016 

Main Contact 

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tuan
Project Manager
Email:tuan.nguyen@helvetas.org