Sustainable smallholder cocoa farming through 4R nutrient management
Cocoa is a key crop for many Indonesian smallholder farmers, who own over 90 percent of the country’s cocoa production land. However, cocoa bean yields have fallen from around 750 kg/ha in the 1980s to below 400 kg/ha over the last two decades, with ageing trees, pests, diseases, poor soil health and nutrient depletion. Despite producing 65 percent of Indonesia’s output, smallholders in Sulawesi lack access to relevant cocoa farming knowledge and farm inputs, such as fertilizers and finance. Many of these farmers are in a downward spiral of poverty, with some ready to give up growing cocoa entirely, despite increasing global demand.
年份: 2018
国家: Indonesia
地理范围: 亚洲及太平洋
内容语言: English
Author: Yvonne Harz-Pitre
类别: 创新
Organization: International Fertilizer Association