{"id":16155,"date":"2026-06-20T12:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/cocoasoils-launched-in-cote-divoire\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:57:54","slug":"cocoasoils-launched-in-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/cocoasoils-launched-in-cote-divoire\/","title":{"rendered":"CocoaSoils launched in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"As part of its four-country launches, the CocoaSoils program has been launched in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. The program dubbed \u201cSustainable intensification of cocoa production through the development and dissemination of integrated soil fertility management\u201d, (<em>\u00ab\u00a0Intensification de la production durable de cacao par le d\u00e9veloppement et la diffusion de la gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e de la fertilit\u00e9 du sol\u00a0\u00bb<\/em>), took place at the headquarters of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnra.ci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre National de Recherche Agronomique<\/a>\u00a0(CNRA), in Abidjan on 24 July.\n<div id=\"attachment_3824\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 736px\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Coordinator-of-CocoaSoils-making-a-presentation-at-the-technical-session.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3824\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Coordinator-of-CocoaSoils-making-a-presentation-at-the-technical-session.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of The Coordinator of CocoaSoils making a presentation at the technical session\" width=\"736\" height=\"558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3824\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Coordinator of CocoaSoils making a presentation at the technical session<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe two-part program was attended by over 40 scientists and key partners including CNRA,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nestle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nestl\u00e9<\/a>, le\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldagroforestry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre mondial d'agroforesterie<\/a>\u00a0(ICRAF),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idhsustainabletrade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IDH<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondelezinternational.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mondelez International<\/a>, le \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Cocoa Organization<\/a>\u00a0(ICCO), IRAD,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/group.cemoi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEMOI<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timacagro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timac-Agro<\/a>, et\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anader.ci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANADER<\/a>.\n\nThe launch was chaired by Dr Abdoudramane Sangre, the Director General of CNRA and featured a speech by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IITA<\/a>\u00a0Coordinator for Cocoa R4D,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/asare-richard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Asare<\/a>, who is also the Coordinator of the CocoaSoils Program.\n\nThe program ended with a technical session, where participants discussed varying scientific questions with regard to the project protocol design, the CocoaSoils partnership, as well as its extension and dissemination 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