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CAMEROON 2025. Sustainable Cocoa Programme (SCP) - Mapping agroforestry cocoa systems

11 March 2025. Essere, Cameroon. Mixed agroforestry plantations in the area near the Bafia Reserve, in Central Cameroon. In these forests, cocoa is produced under the natural tree canopy, with larger trees shading the cocoa plants below.

03/11/2025

Location Essere

Country or Territory Cameroon

Project ID GCP/GLO/1024/EC

UNFAO Source FAO Investment Centre (Investment Solutions for Sustainable Food and Agriculture) (CFI)

File size 4.58 MB

Unique ID UF19X8E

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Background Information The FAO Investment Centre (CFI) supports the COCAFORI project and the Sustainable Cocoa Initiative (SCP) in Cameroon to map agroforestry cocoa systems and assess their impact on forests. Since most cocoa is cultivated beneath the forest canopy, the discarded cocoa pods naturally decompose on the forest floor, enriching the soil and supporting the sustainability of the agroforestry system.