Barry Callebaut, Nestlé collaborate on large scale agroforestry project in Côte d’Ivoire
Agreement between the two companies will roll out 11,500 hectares of agroforestry.
Agroforestry is a cornerstone of Barry Callebaut’s Forever Chocolate strategy, Nestlé’s Net Zero ambition, and the Nestlé Cocoa Plan, and its joint efforts to protect biodiversity and support the livelihoods of cocoa farmers. An agroforestry insetting approach also allows for the removal of carbon within its and its customers' supply chains.
The long-term agreement between Barry Callebaut and Nestlé will roll out 11,500 hectares of agroforestry, including payments for ecosystem services (PES) to more than 6,000 farmers in Côte d’Ivoire. The implementation of the agroforestry project is underway, with three cooperatives in the South-Western parts of Côte d’Ivoire already engaged in the project, scaling to ten cooperatives and reaching full scale after five years of planting.