Sustainable Tree Crops Programme in Africa

Based on ASB science, the Sustainable Tree Crops Programme (STCP) is a unique collaborative effort aimed at improving both the environment and the social and economic well-being of smallholder tree crop farmers in West and Central Africa. Through the STCP, the international cocoa industry has joined forces with both farmer organizations and researchers to create a ground-breaking public-private partnership. The objective of the STCP is to stabilize and sustain rural communities and environments in Africa, reducing poverty and enabling smallholder farmers to remain on the land. The current programme focuses on the small, independent cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon - producers of close to 70% of the world's cocoa. The programme is implemented by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a leading ASB partner.