FCAs GAP implementation will ensure the following underlying principles:1. Food safety2. Environmental management3. Worker health, safety and welfare; and4. Produce quality
Transportation and accurate annual record keeping;
Waste, energy efficiency and biodiversity management;
Safe fermentation and drying of cocoa beans
Knowledge on pesticides and bio-pesticides management;
How to Maintain Warehouse and Storage
Modern and sustainable ways on pest and disease management;
Sustainable use of fertilizer, soil application and proper water management;
Advance ways of seedling handling and sustainable use of planting materials.
Cooperative governance (including women and youth participation and greening of the cooperative as a cross cutting issue).
Cooperatives’ financial sustainability (business planning, financial management in general and internal capitalization);
Marketing strategy and marketing plans for cooperatives;
Production-related service delivery to members at the farm level (machinery, extension & specialized technical advice, credit, business planning, project formulation for members, etc.);
Value creation: market research, technological need at farm level and business planning;
Revenue generation, and pension building capacity. Value chain integration and sustainable strategy;
Increase awareness and understanding among farmers on nature, so they have the knowledge to sustainable farming;
Train and support environmental activities including in schools, to intensifier community responsibility to protect nature;
Providing environmental education for young people outside school or after and organized field visits to protected lands;
Promote activities which engage communities in our nature reserves and project sites;
Foster actions that provides direct information to farmers, interpretation in local dialect. And use magazines, publications, websites and press releases;
Support and encourage community groups in the creation, management and use of natural asset. Provide advice and guidance on wildlife matters to landowners, community groups and individuals.
