Cocoa Transformation Agenda (CocTA)

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Improved, early maturing,

diseased resistant,

high yielding cocoa hybrid pods

The main objectives of the Cocoa Transformation Action (CocTA) Plan is to grow Nigeria’s share of the global cocoa market by doubling cocoa production to 500,000 MT by 2015, improve production efficiency and income of farmers through capacity building in good agricultural practices and business skills, driving up local value addition and consumption, and strengthening public-private sector partnerships through established institutional framework. It also seeks to create additional sources of income for farmers through diversification and engagement in other enterprises and creation of over 390,000 jobs in the next four years.

STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING TARGETS: The Cocoa Value Chain is employing the MREstrategy (maintenance, rehabilitation, expansion) including other various strategies

to realize this objective.

Growth Enhancement Support (GES) -

Cocoa is under special GES in which the following agricultural inputs are distributed to farmers at 50% subsidy.

Fungicdes

· 100 sachets of Funguran OH per farmer

· 100 sachets of Ridomil Gold Plus per farmer

· 100 sachets of Champ DP per farmer

· 100 sachets of Kocide 2000 per farmer

· 100 sachets of Ultimax

Insecticides

· 25 sachets of Actara per farmer

· 2 litres of Esiom per farmer

Fertilizer

· 2 bags (50kg) of Teractiv Cocoa fertilizer per farmer

· 1 litre of Cocoa Boost per farmer

Project Areas

The Value Chain operates in 16 States which are: Ondo, Cross-River, Osun, Ogun, Oyo, Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Delta, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Kwara, Rivers and Taraba.

Cocoa Producing States in Nigeria

Progress

The distribution commenced in 2012 and over 1.2 million pods were distributed to cocoa farmers free of charge between 2012 – 2013.

The 2014 distribution commenced in September, 2014 and over 500,000 pods have been distributed by these agencies to date. The distribution is on-going.

The distribution of polythene bags is yet to commence as procurement is still on-going.