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Sustainable Agriculture of Cocoa
No.
Productivity
1
You can get more
cocoa by
improving the
productivity of
your existing
farms.
Implement Good
Agricultural
Practices
(pruning,
weeding,
fertilization, pest
and disease
control, timely
harvesting etc.)
Let us not burn down more forest to make
more cocoa farms. Let us save the forest.
“When the last tree dies, the last man dies.”
No.
2
Integrated Pest Management
Do not leave diseased pods in
the field. They make the
disease spread to other pods.
No.
Timely pruning improves
the aeration, allows light
into the farm and
prevents diseases, such as
blackpod.
Collect the diseased pods, deposit them at one
place, spray them with fungicide and bury them.
No.
5
Water conservation
When you have cocoa trees close to a
river, stream or wells, chemical spray can
drift into the water and contaminate it.
No.
8
Children can get
injured by using a
harvesting knife
or cutlass, or by
climbing on tall
trees.
No.
11
9
Chemical storage
12
Waste management
Opened cocoa pods heaped at
one place are a source of
diseases.
7
Children on the farm
Children can
carry small
loads.
Learn how to make
compost out of cocoa
pods and other organic
materials from the farm.
Wildlife protection
Animals are part of the balance of lives on
your farm. Hunting endangered species is
prohibited. Hunting during the close season
is illegal.
10
No.
Your farm should be a place where animals
can also live happily and safely.
Protective clothing
Mask with a
chemical filter
You should not
pull them out of
school to make
them work on
the farm.
No.
4
No.
Good level of shade with native species will
protect your farm from too much sunlight
and adds more moisture and nutrients to the
soil.
You should not
make them
carry too
heavy loads
that can hurt
their body.
They can help
you carry
water for
spraying,
before you
start to spray.
They can help you
in harvesting, as
long as they do not
use sharp items.
Vegetative ground cover on top of the soil
helps to maintain soil fertility, soil moisture
and organic matter content. It helps you
reduce the use of herbicides.
Shade trees
When there is no shade, young trees suffer
from strong sunlight. They become
dehydrated and the leaves turn yellowish.
Such trees can live only up to 15 years.
No.
Children on the farm
6
No.
Separate diseased
pods and bury
them later.
Herbicide kills good micro-organisms in the
soil, so your soil will lose its fertility
gradually. The soil exposed to the air dries
out more easily.
No.
Areas near the water should be protected.
You should not spray the areas near the
water. Those areas should be conserved with
trees and vegetative cover.
You should not
damage your
children’s health
with chemicals.
3
Weed control
Children should
always go to
school, but they
can help on the
farm at their free
time.
Prohibited chemicals
You should not harm your health through
spraying of chemicals. Toxic chemicals can
enter into your body through your skin
and through your breathing.
No.
13
Do not expose any part of your body during
spraying. It is important to use a mask that can
filter chemicals. A dust mask is not sufficient.
Waste water management
Sand
Gravels
Active carbon
There should be a
separate area for bathing
after the application of
chemicals.
The list includes chemicals such as:
Paraquat
Endosulfan
Atrazine
Waste water should be
filtered by the layer of
sand, gravels and if
possible, active carbon.
Be careful not to use those chemicals.
Chemicals should not be stored in the
house. Children may drink them by
mistake. Toxic fumes can contaminate
those who live in the house.
Version: 2011
A good storage is away from houses, locked
with key, made of fire-resistent material, retains
spillage, and able to be cleaned if any chemical
is spilled.
Most toxic chemicals are listed in “SAN
Prohibited Pesticide List - September 2009.”
It is prohibited to use those pesticides.
Washing the spraying equipment in
the river contaminates the water.
No.
Productivity
1
You can get more
cocoa by
improving the
productivity of
your existing
farms.
Implement Good
Agricultural
Practices
(pruning,
weeding,
fertilization, pest
and disease
control, timely
harvesting etc.)
Let us not burn down more forest to make
more cocoa farms. Let us save the forest.
“When the last tree dies, the last man dies.”
No.
2
Integrated Pest Management
Do not leave diseased pods in
the field. They make the
disease spread to other pods.
No.
Timely pruning improves
the aeration, allows light
into the farm and
prevents diseases, such as
blackpod.
Collect the diseased pods, deposit them at one
place, spray them with fungicide and bury them.
No.
5
Water conservation
When you have cocoa trees close to a
river, stream or wells, chemical spray can
drift into the water and contaminate it.
No.
8
Children can get
injured by using a
harvesting knife
or cutlass, or by
climbing on tall
trees.
No.
11
9
Chemical storage
12
Waste management
Opened cocoa pods heaped at
one place are a source of
diseases.
7
Children on the farm
Children can
carry small
loads.
Learn how to make
compost out of cocoa
pods and other organic
materials from the farm.
Wildlife protection
Animals are part of the balance of lives on
your farm. Hunting endangered species is
prohibited. Hunting during the close season
is illegal.
10
No.
Your farm should be a place where animals
can also live happily and safely.
Protective clothing
Mask with a
chemical filter
You should not
pull them out of
school to make
them work on
the farm.
No.
4
No.
Good level of shade with native species will
protect your farm from too much sunlight
and adds more moisture and nutrients to the
soil.
You should not
make them
carry too
heavy loads
that can hurt
their body.
They can help
you carry
water for
spraying,
before you
start to spray.
They can help you
in harvesting, as
long as they do not
use sharp items.
Vegetative ground cover on top of the soil
helps to maintain soil fertility, soil moisture
and organic matter content. It helps you
reduce the use of herbicides.
Shade trees
When there is no shade, young trees suffer
from strong sunlight. They become
dehydrated and the leaves turn yellowish.
Such trees can live only up to 15 years.
No.
Children on the farm
6
No.
Separate diseased
pods and bury
them later.
Herbicide kills good micro-organisms in the
soil, so your soil will lose its fertility
gradually. The soil exposed to the air dries
out more easily.
No.
Areas near the water should be protected.
You should not spray the areas near the
water. Those areas should be conserved with
trees and vegetative cover.
You should not
damage your
children’s health
with chemicals.
3
Weed control
Children should
always go to
school, but they
can help on the
farm at their free
time.
Prohibited chemicals
You should not harm your health through
spraying of chemicals. Toxic chemicals can
enter into your body through your skin
and through your breathing.
No.
13
Do not expose any part of your body during
spraying. It is important to use a mask that can
filter chemicals. A dust mask is not sufficient.
Waste water management
Sand
Gravels
Active carbon
There should be a
separate area for bathing
after the application of
chemicals.
The list includes chemicals such as:
Paraquat
Endosulfan
Atrazine
Waste water should be
filtered by the layer of
sand, gravels and if
possible, active carbon.
Be careful not to use those chemicals.
Chemicals should not be stored in the
house. Children may drink them by
mistake. Toxic fumes can contaminate
those who live in the house.
Version: 2011
A good storage is away from houses, locked
with key, made of fire-resistent material, retains
spillage, and able to be cleaned if any chemical
is spilled.
Most toxic chemicals are listed in “SAN
Prohibited Pesticide List - September 2009.”
It is prohibited to use those pesticides.
Washing the spraying equipment in
the river contaminates the water.