Most studies focusing on adoption of sustainable farming practices in cocoa disregard value chain factors. The objective of this study was to understand: (a) how important value chain factors are, relative to farmer and farm factors, for cocoa farmers’ implementation of sustainable farming practices and (b) through which mechanisms value chain factors influence sustainable farming practices implementation. The authors found that value chain factors are comparable to farmer and farm factors in explaining the implementation of sustainable farming practices across dimensions. Both capacity building and stable relationships were significantly related with the implementation of certain sustainable farming practices.

The Syngenta Foundation Seeds2B team in Kenya is joining forces with the National Agricultural Research System to increase the availability of certified seed potatoes for smallholder farmers

Consultancy (immediately until 30.06.2024)

Climate-smart Agriculture (CSA) adapts and transforms farming systems for sustainable development and food security. CSA aligns with the Chinese government's ambitious goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. Learn how a provincial partnership in Sichuan between TNC and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture promotes climate-smart agriculture for low carbon farming in Rice and Kiwi.