Agriculture Reference
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Fig. 8.21
African cocoa
growers receiving train-
ing on rehabilitation of
cocoa by clonal grafting
from Indonesian specialist.
(©Lambert)
Fig. 8.22
A well run and
operated clonal cocoa nursery
in Sulawesi.(©Lambert)
Future of Cocoa Production
By 2020, chocolate manufacturers will need an estimated 5 Mt of dried bean per an-
num, an additional one million tonnes of cocoa every year. There is immense need
for increased production. Cocoa is likely to remain a predominately smallholder
crop, with a proportion of the 5-6 million current smallholder embracing profes-
sional management and high inputs, resulting in increased productivity and income.
Plantations will remain an important production option, becoming more sophisti-
cated and embracing technical solutions to boost productivity and efficiency.
