CocoaLink is a programme that uses mobile phone voice and SMS text messages to connect cocoa farmers with information about good farming practices, labour safety and crop marketing.
CocoaLink was established in 2011 by the Ghana Cocoa Board, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the Hershey Company.
CocoaLink has proven to be an effective tool to spread knowledge and share good practices to help farmers increase yields and market their products better so they can increase their incomes. It has reached 16,289 farmers in the past two years and its goal is to reach 100,000 farmers by the end of 2013.
Over the coming months, Cargill will implement the rollout of CocoaLink to 6,000 farmers who participate in Cargill’s Farmer Field Schools in Ghana.
WCF trainers will conduct training classes on the technology, with the Ghana Cocoa Board providing the information that is shared with farmers.
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