Ghana. COCOBOD s Interest. Chocolate / Confectionery Industry Interest

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2 located nearest to the centre of the world More than 2 decades of stable democracy 3 rd in Africa s Press Freedom index GDP growth above Africa Av. inflation of 9% 11% $3bn FDI ( ) Strong growth in gold, oil and cocoa exports *World bank, 2013 World s leading producer of high quality good fermented cocoa, Highest in theobromine /antioxidants content (ICCO), uniform in size, minimum in defects Consistent aroma for chocolate. High SPS standards, trusted commercial practices and signatory to major global trade and investment protocols. Population of 25 million, 800,000 cocoa farmers Cocoa produced in the forest ecological zone in 6 regions (green in map) About 1.8 ha of land currently under cocoa cultivation Adherence to sustainable practices in cocoa production

3 Ghana s economy depends on cocoa. It is the mission of government / Cocobod to achieve long term sustainability in the cocoa cocoa sector. This goes beyond the procurement of certificates. It is our mission to meet, national, regional and international best practices for environmental protection, reduction of emission and production of high quality safe cocoa Protecting our children from all forms of labour abuse and to educate them is the only way to guarantee the future of Ghana. Ghana COCOBOD s Interest Sustainable production systems ensures continues contribution of cocoa to the economic dev t of Ghana Sustainable consumption ensures remuneration to sustain other pillars Chocolate / Confectionery Industry Interest Security of sustainable supply of safe, high quality and affordable cocoa. To guarantee shareholder returns into the future. Goodwill / contributions towards the overarching global sustainability agenda.

4 To integrate social, environmental and Economic Sustainability in all activities in the cocoa chain. Baseline framework for 3 rd party collaboration/ Certification systems To specify the general sanitary / Hygiene, food safety, Quality, Social, Economic And Environmental principles for the cocoa sector Help different actors; i.e Farmers, purchasing Clerks, LBCs, Quality Inspectors, Transport Operators, Warehousing and Shippers to comply With standards.

5 Pre-Harvesting Post-Harvest Field Port of Export Nursery and Pre-Planting Planting and Maintenance Harvesting and Drying Bagging & Storage 1 Evacuation & Storage at TOC Shipments Nursery near water source, not close to old farm or degraded sites. Spacing, transplanting, sowing insitu Manual harvesting and pod breaking, Beans stored in strong, food grade and veg oil treated bags. Trucks & vehicles transporting cocoa are clean and free from contaminants. Good SPS procedures during storage Site selection, soil Ph 5-8, marshy % rocky areas avoided. Weed control, mulching, chemical applications & precautions Removal of wet beans, heaping and fermentation for 6 days Stored in approved sheds, sufficiently ventilated, free from rain and insects Quality checkedsampled at TOC 3 rd Quality check for purity certificate Land cleared, trees/ha. Dry veg to rod for fertility. Fertilizer application, spraying for pest & disease control Raised mat platform for drying, sorting and mixing Quality certification QC Form 1 2 nd Quality certificate, cocoa stored in approved CMC warehouses Hold of ships, containers prepared before stuffing.

6 MRLs, Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Heavy Metals, Pesticide Resides, Exploitative labour, Environmental and economic abuses Production stage to check site for Lead, Cadmium, Mecury etc which pose danger to food. Check local regulations, history of site, previous crop, landfill, nearby water quality etc. Carry out soil, surface and ground water analysis Check lists of approved chemicals used and asses knowledge of use use in the area. Check spraying equipment and calibrations; Pesticides analysis per 100 ha; Training records of farmers; child labour monitoring systems and levels of deforestation and degradations Cocoa handling in warehouses, SPS chemical use and dosage, other contaminants Records of fertilizer and chemicals applied, location, dates, type, quantity, reasons for application etc Competence records and signed training records of persons applying chemicals and fertilizers Calibration sheets of knapsacks and mistblowers; plant population, variety and dates Records of cocoa treatment in warehouses, during primary and secondary evacuation, pre-shipment fumigations and disinfestation etc.

7 Previous history of large ineffective gov t frontline extension agents to multiplicity of extension interests in the cocoa sector. New extension model to promote GAP and sustainability with SAS framework Meet cocoa sector sustainability standards through Public Private Partnership extension system Structured with the framework of Cocobod s extension. Community Extension Agents trained to meet specific private / civil society standards within Ghana s GAP Government Of Ghana Private Partners Activities COCOBOD Rain Forest Alliance Farmer / Stakeholder education on SAS standards *Min. Food & Agric WCF SMS and voice message prompts thru cocoa link *Min. of Labour Armajaro/Ecom Education on disease and pest control systems *Min. of Lands & Forest Solidaridad Farmer business school systems, social & environment issues CRIG Cadbury/Kraft/Mondelez Farmer rallies *Dist. Assemblies CSSVDCU Kuapa Cocoa GIZ

8 About 2.5 million ha of potential cocoa growing areas targeted for emission reduction. Ghana s target is to reduce area of cocoa cultivation by 30% to be compensated for by increased yields per hectare Grow new forests, expand tree cover in cocoa growing areas, reduce the threat of entry into forest reserves Carbon emission per tonne of cocoa produced to drop from 20 tonnes C/ tonne of cocoa produced to 2 tonnes C/tonne of cocoa. COCOBOD has established environmental desk / coordinator to work towards environmental sustainability in the cocoa sector Ghana signed Declaration of Action and Framework of Action under Harkin-Angel protocol to bring down incidents of worst forms of child labour by 70%. Increased access to schooling including free school uniforms, feeding, infrastructure dev t and compulsory school enrolment policies Promotion of sustainable livelihood in communities, including provision of social amenities, skill training and small-scale loan schemes for farm families Implementation of community based child labour monitoring systems (CLMS) and capacity building for social partners and farmers. COCOBOD has established Child Labour desk to coordinate all activities including serving on ILO/IPEC/WACAP projects.

9 COCOBOD / Industry direct partnership in funding Community Extension Agents and Extension Messaging Technologies. COCOBOD / Industry direct partnership in further project designs to enrich Ghana s SAS program for achieving sustainability and Quality in the cocoa economy. COCOBOD / Industry direct partnership in funding social interventions towards elimination of worst forms of child labour and protection of environment COCOBOD / Industry regular dialogue for design and monitoring of standards in the cocoa sector Industry to reward farmers / supply chain in the form of direct premiums for the additional effort and costs involved in the production of high quality sustainable cocoa beans COCOBOD / Industry to work together towards market differentiation and reward for super high quality cocoa as economic driver for quality and sustainability Industry to work directly with COCOBOD in the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility projects and programs in the cocoa sector of Ghana

10 Ghana has established systems for producing high quality, safe, traceable and sustainable cocoa. Adequate remuneration from industry is required to sustain quality and sustainability Direct cooperation with COCOBOD is required in the development and monitoring of common sustainability standards Time to rethink what the cocoa economy actually needs: DIFFERENT CERTIFICATES of ATTRIBUTES or a HIGH QUALITY SAFE AND SUSTAINABILITY COCOA? Only PRODUCERS & INDUSTRY can find the ANSWER.