Half Yearlrogress RepDec 2011

20123001_Half yearly progress report Dec 2011
Reporting Period:
From:
United Nations Environment Programme

Half Yearly Progress Report
st
1 July 2011
To
30th December 2011
1. PROJECT GENERAL INFORMATION

Project Title:
Greening the Cocoa Industry
Executing Agency:
Rainforest Alliance
Project partners:
Local implementing partners; cocoa and chocolate companies; research and technical institutions; national and regional
governments
Geographical Scope:
Global
Participating
Countries:
Africa: Cte dIvoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria

Asia: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Latin America: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru
Project actual start

date
January 2011
Project intended
completion date
December 2016
Project expected
completion date
December 2016
2. PROJECT PROGRESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

2.1
Narrative of project progress during the past semester1
The project addresses the drivers of biodiversity loss that have been identified by The GEF, including habitat change and over-exploitation,
supports the development of certification systems and their scaling up in countries, as well as working with supply chains, market outreach, and
consumer awareness. From July to December 2011 Rainforest Alliance has met expectations on each listed output.
Highlights for the past semester are :
1
Briefly describe progress made during the previous six months highlighting major outcomes/benchmarks achieved during the period.
- Three pilot sites have been selected to test the benefits of RA training close to biodiversity hotspots (Tai National Park in Cote dIvoire, Bia
National Park in Ghana, Ulu Masen in Indonesia)
- Successful new product launches with European (Kraft and Lidl) and US (Mars) brands.
- Leveraged fund in Ghana and Indonesia at RA level but also at local partner level (Conservation Alliance- Ghana) ; reporting to come by March
2012.
- One of our Ivorian partners, Global Business Consulting Company (GBCC) delivered last September a study on certification to the Ivorian Cocoa
Board (CGFCC) that helped promote our work and its acceptance by local stakeholders.
- All majors traders are buying into our continual improvement approach in training, and closely monitoring their investment.
- Our work on sustainable productivity is attracting significant companies interest (company interest or interest among companies).
- SAN completed its pilot phase of opening up the certification system to third party certification bodies that are accredited by International Organic
Accreditation Services (opening the way to removing a bottleneck in scaling up).
- Use of seal guidelines were further refined for cocoa (this is a major issue because it is only by insisting on traceability that the market incentive
drives sustainability down to farm level).
Despite a late start in the major producing country, Cote dIvoire (RCI) - because of the 2010-2011 civil unrest we postponed quite a lot of
expenditures- indicators demonstrate we are on track with our volume targets both there and globally. At the end of 2011, 98,500 tons of cocoa
were being sustainably produced in all our operating countries on a production area of more than 154,000 hectares. The basis for this is the
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) standard, compliance with which leads to the awarding of the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal. This
corresponds to a per hectare harvest of some 640 kilograms of cocoa beans: an above-average yield (global average for cocoa is 550 kgs/ha,
according to the International Cocoa Organization),
Our project strategy has been three fold so far: i) engaging the private sector directly in farmers training: this approach started in Cote dIvoire and
Indonesia and is now gaining ground in Ecuador and Ghana; ii) building capacity in local institutions: we have been more successful in West
Africa, due to the weight of the cocoa sector there and since both Cocoa Boards and Research Institutes decided to engage in sustainability
practices (we believe GEF UNEP backing helped) ; iii) selecting pilot sites close to biodiversity hotspots to test the projects assumptions at
landscape level: again Ghana and Cote dIvoire are the most responsive countries, since both RA and the stakeholders have more experienced
staff there to dedicate to such challenging projects.
The scale-up has been rapid and the main lesson learned is that we have now to focus on the quality of the projects activities in the next six
months to make sure the benefits are sustainable: i) pilots on productivity are underway in each sub region ii) evaluation of trainers and their
calibration with auditors to ensure compatible interpretation of the SAN Standard is about to start iii) developing land-use concept and promoting
diversification of income (spices, fruit) in cocoa-producing areas.
We decided to create a stronger West African Hub to support our project: our Accra office has recruited four more staff for auditing services, and
training on agriculture and forestry. We still have to improve the responsiveness of our back office (shorter lead time for auditing and more user
friendly IT for tracking building of supply and traceability flows) while training more qualified technicians at field level (Ecuador and Indonesia are
lagging behind in this respect). It has proven difficult to promote a self-assessment tool at farmers level so far. Overall, the main constraint in
delivering the results has been the insufficient number of specifically dedicated human resources. We have overcome this constraint so far
through our efficiency.

Rainforest Alliance has planned three kick-off meetings in Peru (February 2012) Nigeria (March 2012), and Madagascar (April 2012), and will
revise the FY13 workplan by June.
Specific progress on the Monitoring and Evaluation component are to found below.
2.2
Project implementation progress2
Outputs 3
Output 1: Industry relations developed and

managed
Activity 1:Manage relationships with companies
working with Rainforest Alliance
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)
Comments if variance5. Describe

any problems in delivering outputs
December
2016
70% (since
additional brands
may be launched)
In the last semester MARS publicly

announced the roll out of a major
brand in North America (Dove Dark);
Kraft confirmed their scale-up plan for
Cote d Or in Europe- The large
European retailer Lidl launched 3
SKUs with RA seal in SeptemberThe Olam story on climate friendly
cocoa was published in December
2011 following signing an agreement
to collaborate in Ghana in November.
http://blog.missecoglam.com/2011/12/theworlds-first-climate-friendly-cocoa.html
Activity 2: Develop dialogue with target companies

in priority markets
December
2016
50% (since a market

for RA powder is to
be secured)
Negotiations are underway with

additional target companies in all
major markets, especially in the US,
Europe and Japan
Information provided in Quarterly Expenditure Statement and Explanation of Expenditures Reported should be in line with output/activity progress reported
in this table.
3
Outputs and activities as described in the project logframe or in any updated project revision.
4
As per latest workplan (latest project revision)
5
Variance refers to the difference between the expected and actual progress at the time of reporting.
Outputs
Activity 3: Follow up inquiries and opportunities

from new leads
Activity 4:Take part in company promotional
activities
Expected
completion
4
date
December
2016
December
2016
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)
80% (since a major
new lead is needed)
60% (since more
resources need to be
allocated)
Activity 5: Provide market information on Rainforest

Alliance Certified products to exporters
December
2016
60%
March 2012
(modified)
60%
Activity 7: Prepare proposals for and negotiate

companies contributions to certified supply building
March 2012
(modified)
75%
Activity 8: Work with brand companies, processors
March 2012
50%
Output 2: Sourcing of certified cocoa is planned

and facilitated
Activity 6: Maintain updated pipeline projections of
certified supply
Comments if variance . Describe

15 prospects were approached
between July and December 2011
Ongoing
work
with
Unilevers
Magnum ice cream brand: Film
produced
on
RA
work
in
Ghana.http://www.rainforestalliance.org/multimedia/magnum-racollab; RA supported Kraft marketing
activities in Sweden (Marabou) in
summer 2011; we participated in
Lidls launch in September. We
supported Barry Callebaut in
its
sustainability days (September
2011)
Rainforest Alliance is working on a
centralized IT system to cope with
the increasing number of data. The
exporters welcomed the opportunity
to exchange every 6 months in the
RA forum that we introduced in this
reporting period
Volume tracking is designed and

operational and Rainforest Alliance
has recruited (with its own resources)
in December an associate based in
London to update it on a monthly
basis
Investments at origin secured from all
major brands yet we need to
collaborate closely in Ecuador with
US and European companies
MARS, KRAFT, and Unilever are still
Outputs
and traders to plan certified volumes

Activity 9: Maintain dialogue between program
managers and audit team to track supply building
Output 3: Value chain costs are analyzed

Activity 10: Intelligence gained from industry is
recorded and certification costs estimated
Output 4: Consumers and stakeholders engaged

Activity 11: Support companies to promote RA seal
through products and promotions
Expected
completion
4
date
(modified)
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)
June 2012
60%
June 2012
50%
RA helped KPMG and GBCC gather

more data so as to submit a
comprehensive study to the Ivoirian
Cocoa Board in September. We are
in favour of supervision at national
board level for promoting more
transparency at trader and farmer
group levels.
June 2012
(modified)
50% (since more

brands should be
supported)
30% (since we are
lacking capacities)
Field visit done in Ghana in

September (Magnum)
Activity 12: Give talks to stakeholders and

presentations at selected conferences and
meetings
December
2016
Activity 13: Publish information about cocoa

sustainability on blogs, websites, fact sheets
December
2012
80%

to update their supply plans for 2012
and communicate them to RA
RA increased staffing in West Africa
and has established regular
exchange towards harmonization of
data (using organization-wide
SalesForce platform)
RA gave talks on biodiversity (Paris,

December 2011). During the RA
week in September 2011 we held a
major UK event where 80 journalists
participated and discussed the main
cocoa issues. RA participated in
World Cocoa Foundation (WCF)
partnership meeting in Ghana (over
300 companies and other
stakeholders)
Inputs on blogs keep increasing
http://thefrogblog.org.uk/ 6 frog blog
stories UK: cocoa related between
July and December 3 stories on the
Outputs
Activity 14: Undertake media outreach to support

market development
Expected
completion
4
date
December
2012
Output 5: Certification model is made financially

sustainable
Activity 15: Design participation fee for cocoa
Activity 16: Operate and manage participation fee
Output 6: Capacity building materials created

Activity 17: Make written materials on Sustainable
Agriculture Standard and Group Standard available
in local languages
Activity 18: Complete online platform and translate
from English into Spanish, French, and Bahasa
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)
50%
100%
85%
March 2012
(modified)
75%
March 2012
(modified)
75%
Activity 19: Train stakeholders how to use online

tools
March 2012
25%
Activity 20: Produce training materials on business
June 2012
25%

US sites- Cocoa Factsheets still to be
updated
Media campaign planned for May
(Magnum Europe); it has been
difficult to convince journalists to
travel to RCI, so far our plan is still to
organize a trip to RCI (Sep 2012).
Ghana has been heavily promoted
This reflects the level of compliance

by companies through registering on
our Traceability system
Indonesia = the final documents
(farm policy..) will be translated by
March 2012
Cte dIvoire = voice recording has
been delayed due to the
overwhelming demand for training
and auditing after the end of the crisis
Indonesia= the platform will be ready
and translated into Bahasa by mid
February
Cte dIvoire and Ghana = Our
Technical Advisor delayed her trip to
March 2012
Ghana = RA may test the online
system with Field Supervisors in
March too
Ecuador = our partners have still to
introduce the system to new trainers
Cte dIvoire = GBCC has been
Outputs
and market management
Output 7: Trainer quality control systems

Implemented
Activity 21: Develop and present trainer approval
system to SAN Directors
Output 8: National capacity built for training,
technical and business services
Activity 22: Develop commitment of industry to
invest in building capacity
Activity 23: Built capacity of technical staff of

traders in sustainable agriculture
Expected
completion
4
date
(modified)
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)

contracted last December to deliver a
guide to support Cooperative
management
Ghana = lessons learned to be
written on the Assin Fossu project (as
part of multi-stakeholder project
under MARS funding and GiZ
supervision)
Indonesia = delayed to include a
pilot in Aceh
Ecuador = draft of powerpoint
documents produced
100%
Exams planned for CY12
June 2012
75%
June 2012
50%
We need to secure engagement in

Indonesia (Olam is pending for Aceh
and South Sulawesi) and refresh the
market linkages in Ecuador
Cte dIvoire = we resumed the
training of Extension Officers
(ANADER) thanks to our work on
Productivity
Indonesia = Indonesia Coffee &
Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI)
agreed to train one consultant on
cross-fertilization of our work
Ecuador = we will invite Traders to
refresher course in March 2012- One
specific day for each with the Group
Administrators of their sponsored
Outputs
Activity 24: Coordinate developing new productivity

module with SAN partner
Output 9: Links built with other service providers

Activity 25: Develop relationships with public
institutions
Activity 26: Develop relationships with NGOs to

seek synergies in their communities/landscape
work
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)
June 2012
(modified)
50%
March 2012
50%
June 2012
(modified)
50%

coops.
Cte dIvoire = first workshop
conducted with CEFCA and pilot
sites and farmers selected
Ghana = site selected in Bia and
Assin Fossu
Indonesia = first workshop conducted
with our new consultant under ICCRI
monitoring (South Sulawesi)
Ecuador = sites to be identified within
Esmeraldas province- our SAN
partner Conservacin y Desarrollo
(CyD) has not joined project so far
Cte dIvoire = dialogue renewed
with CGFCC and Ministry of
Agriculture (3 visits)
Ghana = on track MOU with
COCOBOD (governing body for
cocoa) drafted
Indonesia = MOU drafted with ICCRI
Ecuador = second draft of
productivity module completed end
December and being sent to MAGAP
for comment
Cte dIvoire = WCF, GiZ and World
Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) are now
part of a joint project in Tai National
Park
Ghana = Conservation Alliance has
signed a MoU with RA for West
African training activities
Indonesia = discussion with local
NGO PanSu to train up to three
Outputs
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)

technicians in Aceh
Ecuador = dialogue to be restarted
with Conservation International in
March (PM trip)
Output 10: Model for operating ICS with

unorganized farmers developed
Activity 27: In coordination with traders identify
opportunities for strengthening group structures
June 2012
(modified)
50%
Cte dIvoire = new Trade-based

(Traitant) model being tested and to
be shared with stakeholders in
January
Ghana = the Licensed Buying
Company (LBC) model is already
largely adopted and 2 new LBCs
asked for further exploratory work
Indonesia = we have decided to start
piloting in March with Swiss Contact
(Aceh) and MARS (Central
Sulawesi)
Ecuador = a trader model is delayed
and would be tested with Transmar
and Blommer (tbc in March)
Output 11: Local indicators developed for the

Sustainable Agriculture Standards
Activity 28 Undertake stakeholder consultation and
publish indicators for cocoa
Dec 2013
(modified)
75%
Dec 2013
(modified)
30%
Cte dIvoire = done

Ghana = done
Indonesia = the final Local
Implementation Guidelines Workshop
is planned for May 2012
Ecuador = still to be organized
Cte dIvoire = 1st workshop
planned for end February 2012
Ghana = 2nd workshop planned end
February 2012
Activity 29 Undertake evaluation of high

conservation value ecosystem (HVE)
Outputs
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)

Indonesia = the first workshop was
held in November and the final is
expected in May 2012
Ecuador = still to be organized
Output 12: Standards are aligned with key cocoa

sustainability issues
Activity 30 Produce report recommending practices
for sustainable yield increases.
100%
Activity 31 Pilot recommended practices in training

activities
June 2012
20%
Activity 32 Provide learning for consultation of next

version of Sustainable Agriculture Standard
June 2012
20%
Activity 33 Evaluate training and certification

system for robustness on child labor issue
June 2012
30%
Sustainable Yield Module (SYM) has

been elaborated and local teams
have discussed SYM with industry
partners. Based on this SYM a paper
has been elaborated for the
International Standard Committee
(ISC) which recommends how to
include Best Practices in the SAN
Standard
In Cte dIvoire and Indonesia pilot
farmers have been selected, lead
trainers trained, MOUs are being
elaborated with local NGOs who will
help with the day to day follow up on
the pilot. These are preparatory
actions which will enable the local
teams to start the training of the pilot
farmers in next quarter.
SYM document shared with staff, ISC
and discussed with partners from the
industry. During next two quarters
the module will be tested and in June
results will be discussed during
meetings of the ISC
A document detailing how RAs
training and certification system
responds to this major issue was
written and used in discussions with
10
Outputs
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)

companies and NGOs
Cte dIvoire = Training planned in
March 2012 with ICI (International
Cocoa Initiative)
Ghana: RA to discuss intervention
database on organizations
intervening in WFCL
(http://ghanadb.childlaborpayson.org/
<http://ghanadb.childlaborpayson.org/>).
Output 13: Network built of accredited auditors

Activity 34 Hold courses to train auditors and plan
their accreditation in accordance with SAN system
March 2012
50%
December
2012
30%
June 2012
(modified)
75%
Activity 37 Introduce and apply accreditation

system for SAN certification bodies
June 2012
30%
Activity 38 Engage with potential new members to

join SAN from cocoa producing countries
December
2015
30%
Activity 35 Hold technical summits between trainers

and auditors to calibrate interpretation of standard
Output 14: SAN certification system strengthened

and expanded
Activity 36 Introduce new group standard.
Cte dIvoire = done in Dec 2011

Ghana = done in Dec 2011; refresher
planned early Feb 2012
Indonesia = Covered by Technical
Training Summit in India (Sep 2011)
Ecuador = still to be confirmed
Cte dIvoire/Ghana = scheduled
April 2012
Indonesia = scheduled May 2012
Ecuador = planned March 2012
Cte dIvoire = done
Ghana = done
Indonesia = done
Ecuador = still to be confirmed
Pilot process Committee decision
expected by June on one Ivorian
partner- Another partner, from
Ghana, is pre-contemplating
Cte dIvoire = one NGO considering
CEFCA
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Outputs
Activity 39 Hold meetings of International

Standards Committee
Output 15: Cocoa traceability system developed

and upgraded
Activity 40 Introduce and operate chain of custody
(CoC) certification system in cocoa and chocolate
Activity 41 : Operate traceability system and issue

transactions certificates for certified cocoa
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)
December
2015
75%
December
2012 (no
official date
though)
50%
December
2013
(modified
including
Web-based
system)
60%

Ghana = one NGO considering CA
Indonesia = no partner identified yet
Ecuador = no need since already a
SAN member (policy is one per
country)
The ninth meeting took place in
Rome November 29-December 1,
2011. A draft concept of the next
standard review due to start public
consultation in 2012 was presented.
The SAN Sect, will hold and be

responsible for the Chain of Custody
(CoC) Auditor trainings worldwide.
The materials and modules are being
developed. The SAN Sect will start
the training of auditors in Spring
2012. Database and technical work
are being lead also by the
Traceability Team. The Traceability
Database for Cocoa is in place. The
CoC Cocoa company database is in
the processes of being developed in
SalesForce and this effort is being
lead by the SAN Sect along with
support from RACert and Sustainable
Farm Certification.
During the next 4 months we will be
working on a compliance system to
make sure that we have reached out
to all companies that should be
engaged in Traceability based on the
information of who is certified
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Outputs
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)

(producers and their exporters) as
well as who has a seal approved for
a chocolate product.
Output 16: PES Methodology developed for

carbon cocoa
Activity 42: Analyze the impacts of different cocoa
farming systems and select farming practices have
on the climate
December
2014
20%
Verification has been developed.

Guidelines and powerpoint training
material have been produced
Activity 43: Test tools and guidance for GHG

emissions and carbon storage quantification for use
with the SAN Climate Module in Ghana
December
2014
15%
Activity 44: Increase capacity for cocoa farmers in

Ghana to reduce emissions, increase carbon
storage, and improve adaptive capacity on their
farms
Activity 45: Facilitate the applicability of certified
farms conforming to the SAN Climate Module
within emerging PES and REDD+ programs in
Ghana
December
2016
15%
December
2016
10%
Workplan to develop farmer based

stratification and carbon
quantification system completed.
Concept written to develop the Cool
Farm Tool for agroforestry crops.
Data collection system developed
and implemented (in 3 communities)
to identify areas for planting
additional trees in fallow areas.
RA has begun to explore fundraising
opportunities to feed on-ground
results of RA work into Ghana
REDD+ and PES policy processes.
RA plan to prepare 20% of certified
farms in Ghana for compliance on
SAN climate module (first the group
has to be successful on the generic
SAN standard for agriculture)
June 2012
(Data)
Oct 2012
(Indicator
Design)
30% for the 4 initial

countries
Output 17: Monitoring and Evaluation for the

project implemented
Activity 46: Define baseline project environmental,
socio-economic and operational indicators in 4
initial countries
Completed draft of project indicators

to be finalized with project team and
direct implementing partners.
Technical assistance tracking tool
developed to embed basic monitoring
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Outputs
Expected
completion
4
date
Activity 47: Baseline biodiversity significance for all

10 countries
Activity 48 Pilot methodology for mapping extent of
conservation and restoration set-asides on farms
(natural ecosystem assessment) in Indonesia and
Ghana for replication in the 4 initial countries
100%
June 2012
(modified)
Activity 49 Gather and map cocoa growing regions

and other general selection criteria for all 10
countries
Activity 50 Refine selection criteria for initial 4

countries
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)
50%
100%
June 2012
(modified)
75%

into project technical assistance
programs.
Baseline data collection in Ghana,
Cote DIvoire, Indonesia and Ecuador
cannot begin until communities for
technical assistance have been
selected and formally engaged. Will
therefore vary country by country but
all will start before June 2012
Data obtained and output completed
and communicated to the Steering
Committee
Methodology has been
conceptualized, but piloting activities
to trial field and image classification
methods in Indonesia and Ghana
need to be conducted before full
project scale out.
Maps of cocoa growing regions in all
10 countries have been completed
using the best information available,
which varied from country to country,
with variable levels of precision and
accuracy
Complete for Ghana, Indonesia and
Cote DIvoire. Implementing partners
in Ghana and RCI are leading area
selection process with project staff.
For Indonesia, area selection criteria
were developed in collaboration with
partners at the inception workshop.
Criteria have been applied to identify
communities for engagement (La-La
and Jiem-Jiem). Progress on defining
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Outputs
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)

selection criteria for Ecuador
continues to progress slowly.
Output 18: Biodiversity impacts measured

Activity 51 Define biodiversity criteria / methodology
for Indonesia landscape
100%
Activity 52 Define baseline biodiversity metrics for

Indonesia landscape
100%
Biodiversity consultant is now fully on

board and has begun engaging with
communities around Ulu Masen NP
to begin implementing data collection
protocols. Project website and
database has also been created.
Natural Ecosystem Assessment
metrics have been defined for the
Indonesia context.
Output 19: Cost-benefit analysis undertaken

Activity 53 Refine with COSA (Committee on
Sustainability Assessment) their survey
methodology
Activity 54 Organize COSA study in Cote dIvoire
100%
100%
RA Evaluation and Research staff

worked with COSA staff to refine
standardized methodology so it better
captures level of adoption of best
management practices. Revised
methodology is currently being
executed on 270 cocoa farms.
A new evaluation study will begin in
the buffer zone of Tai National Park
in June. Evaluation team will again
work closely with COSA to
incorporate more robust indicators for
measuring environmental
sustainability (habitat mapping, soil
and water).
Anticipate completing 2009-2012
cost-benefit evaluation of 270
smallholder cocoa farms in April. In
June will begin establishment of
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Outputs
Expected
completion
4
date
Implementation
status as of 30 Dec
2011 (%)

comprehensive socio-economic and
environmental baselines, pretechnical assistance, on a
representative sample of benefiting
(treatment and non-benefiting
(control) cocoa farms around Tai
National Park.
2.3
Action plan to address any project shortcomings.
This section should be completed if project progress was rated MS, MU, U or HU during the previous Project Implementation Review (PIR) or by
the Mid-term Review/Evaluation.
Problem(s) identified in
previous PIR
Test affordable and field
applicable tools for farmers to
map their lands and technicians
to digitize farm-level data for
project indicators.
Test an online traceability
platform (on Marketplace)
Design an integrated data
system to harmonize data
coming from training, auditing
and certification units
RA to consistently deliver project
outputs to UNEP Task Manager
RA and UNEP to discuss project
outputs which should be
circulated and/or vetted by
Steering Committee
Action(s) taken
By whom
When
Mobile devices and remote sensing

platforms are being tested for landuse mapping and farm-level data
collection
Rainforest Alliance
December 2012
A scope document and a proposal

being drafted (to be finalized in
June 2012).
Still under review (March 2013)- will
depend upon available funds
Rainforest Alliance
December 2013
Rainforest Alliance, SAN

Secretariat
December 2013
Regular communication kept up
RA Project Manager
First two meetings agreed after 12

month project life: Jan 30TH and
June 15th 2012
RA Project Manager and UNEP

Task Manager
first SC meeting arranged Q1

2012
December 2011
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2.4
Risk management
If internal or external risks were rated as Substantial or High during the previous Project Implementation Review (PIR) or during the Mid-term
Review, please indicate what risk mitigation measures were implemented during the period and with what results:
Risk Statement
Lack of funds to finance
enough projects per
country at landscape and
achieve significant
impacts in terms of
productivity gains, climate
change resilience and
protection of biodiversity
corridors
Resources are
overstreched and some
activities cannot be
carried out
Action taken
Send proposals to donors on
specific projects, raising interest
from companies that may decide to
imitate not to lag behind and miss
commercial opportunities
By who
Rainforest Alliance
Date
Work in
progress
every year
Result
Concept note drafted for Tai
National park (RCI); proposal
submitted to BACP for Indonesia
(South Sulawesi)
Propose clarification on SAN

country (Ecuador): allow another
implementing partner should the
SAN partner not be interested in the
GEF UNEP project.
Proposals have been sent to
finance more trainers in Indonesia
and Ghana
Project Director
Dec 2011
Ivorian activities had to

be postponed
Build back up supply in

neighbouring countries (West
Africa, WA)
Project Manager
December
2016
The principle of non exclusivity in

providing technical assistance
services was established among
SAN partners through a
Directors decision in December:
RA will agree in February which
additional resource to bring in to
work on urgent GEF-UNEP tasks
in Ecuador while keeping CyD
informed
We trained extension officers in
Cameroon, and sent a proposal
to train lead farmers in Liberia.
Audits are already planned in
2012 for Nigeria, Togo and
Sierra Leone; a West African hub
has been set up in Accra,
Ghana: 2 staff for Auditing, one
training manager for WA have
been recruited in December
2011
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Risk Statement
Some impacts might not
be demonstrated as a
result of RAs activities
only
3.
Action taken
Risks and caveats need to be
clearly articulated when reporting
results. For output 18, statistical
methods are being strengthened to
credibly isolate the effectiveness of
best management practices
promoted under the SAN Standard.
By who
Rainforest Alliance
Date
December
2012
Result
For Tai NP study, work closely
with COSAs statistical
consultant to ensure control
groups selected for evaluation
poses similar observable and
non-observable characteristics to
those receiving technical
assistance. This will eliminate
bias that can potentially
contaminate results.
For technical assistance
indicators (output 17), account
for potential bias through farmer
self-section in reporting of results
at project level.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION

6
3.1. Please describe activities for monitoring and evaluation carried out during the reporting period
Rainforest Alliance now has good momentum to successfully deliver on activities under component 4. The last six months have been very much
focused on building our in-country capacity, both in the form of RA staff and partners. This first period has also been largely focused on finalizing
country-specific site selection criteria and conducting prioritization analyses (biodiversity value and cocoa suitability) in order to drive market
engagements to areas of high biodiversity value and where forest deforestation and degradation is evident. Ultimately, the application of this
prioritization criteria will enable us to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions on delivering biodiversity conservation outcomes.
A technical assistance tracking tool (TATT) has been developed to track changes in key conditions (cocoa productivity and quality, farmer
livelihoods, social and working conditions, environmental sustainability) throughout implementation of technical assistance programs in Ghana,
Cote DIvoire, Ecuador and Indonesia. The principle purpose of this activity is to embed basic monitoring of key project indicators into cocoa
farming extension programs to systematically generate data outputs at scale, and over project timeframes. This approach of regularly collecting
smaller amounts of key information, where field agents have ownership over the process and results, will not only have impact on field level
learning but will allow data to be generated at scales necessary for both project portfolio level reporting and future landscape-scale research.
6
Do not include routine project reporting. Examples of M&E activities include baseline data collection, stakeholder surveys, field surveys, steering committee
meetings to assess project progress, peer review of documentation to ensure quality, mid-term review, etc.
18
However, use of this tool to establish baselines relies on first selecting and engaging cocoa farming communities for technical assistance.
Three exciting methodology pilot and impact evaluation projects are also fully up and running in Ghana, Cote DIvoire and Indonesia. In Indonesia,
the projects biodiversity analyst is working with two communities (one benefiting from technical assistance, one not benefiting) adjacent to Ulu
Masen National Park to map land-use types, including the extent and quality of natural ecosystems. This will set an important baseline for future
monitoring of land-use changes inside and outside GEF investment areas. In Ghana, RA is working with technicians and communities to pilot field
point sampling techniques, using mobile technology, and image mapping/classification tools to gather an understanding of land cover dynamics
over time. This initiative includes distinguishing between strata of different carbon stocks, describing the current biodiversity in the area (for CCB
compliance), mapping fallow areas set aside for restoration, and quantifying natural ecosystem characteristics across the landscape. Central to
these efforts in Indonesia and Ghana is the development of community participatory protocols to ensure monitoring continues post GEF
investment. Finally, we have forged a strong partnership with the Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA) in Cote DIvoire to conduct two
quasi-experimental design evaluation approaches on two different samples of cocoa farms. These will give us credible evidence of the
effectiveness of our interventions (Sustainable Agriculture Network Standard). The second study, to begin in June, will lay a comprehensive socioeconomic and environmental baseline, pre-technical assistance program, on a representative sample of benefiting (treatment and non-benefiting
(control) cocoa farms in the north-west buffer area adjacent to Tai National Park; an isolated key biodiversity area harbouring many vulnerable and
irreplaceable species.
All three of these projects will bring tools and learning to scale for replication and sustainability of the interventions GEF is promoting.
4.
INVENTORY OF STAFF, CONTRACTS, MEETINGS AND OUTPUTS
4.1
Staffing details of Executing Partner (Applies to personnel, experts, consultants paid by the project budget
Functional Title
Manager, Sustainable Value Chains - USA &
Canada
Manager, Sustainable Value Chains - Europe
Director, Sustainable Value Chains Worldwide
Manager, Labelling and Guidelines Rainforest Alliance Certified Sustainable Value
Chains
Manager, Cocoa Program
Director, Sustainable Landscapes
Cocoa Commercial Coordinator, Latin America
Nationality
American
Budget Line (1101, 1102, 1201,1301, etc)

1101
Dutch
Spanish
1102
1103
American
1104
French
British
Ecuadorian
1105
1106
1107
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Technical Coordinator
Manager, Asia Pacific Region
SAN Director
Standards & Policy Manager
Operations and Outreach Coordinator
Standards & Policy Technical Coordinator
Manager, Traceability
Technical Support Associate
Associate, Traceability
Director, E&R
Sr. Analyst E&R (2)
Geospatial Researcher
Chief of Sustainable Agriculture
Managing Director
Program Administrator
Media Outreach
Relations
Market representative
Biodiversity Analyst
4.2
1108
1109
1110
1111
1112
1113
1115
1116
1117
1118
1119
1120
1121
1122
1123
1124
1201
1201
1203
Address
Ghana
Ghana
Cte dIvoire
Cte dIvoire
Canada
Budget Line (2101, 2201, 2301, etc)

1208 Field Consultants
1204 COSA CBA
1205 COSA CBA implementers
Sub-contracts7
Name of contractee
Agro Eco
Conservation Alliance
CEFCA
GBCC
FAST/COSA
German
German
Vacant
German
American
Costa Rican
American
Guatemalan
Guatemalan
American
American/British
American
American
Dutch
Costa Rican
American
German
Japanese
American
Expand table if necessary
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4.3
Meetings8 (a selection made by RA due to the large number if meetings)

9
Meeting type
1- Cocoa
Stakeholde
r Group
Meeting
2- High Value
Ecosystem
definition
3- Cocoa
Sustainabili
ty Program
4- Technical
coordinatio
n
Title
Venue
Dates
Conven
ed by
Organiz
ed by
Report issued
Yes/No
Language
RA
Number
of
participan
ts
35
Orientation
Seminar
on RA and
SAN
Certificatio
n for
Sustainabil
ity
Consultatio
n with
Stakeholde
rs on draft
High Value
Ecosystem
definition
for Ghana
General
Assembly
Accra
August
9, 2011
RA
No
English
Accra
Nov 15Dec 20
RA
RA
14
No
English
Makass
ar
Septemb
er 13
CSP
CSP
48
Yes (internal)
English
Cocoa
productivit
y meeting
defining
the key
practices
in
Palu,
Indones
ia
17th-18th
August
2011
Reiko
Enomoto
and Dr.
Adi
Prawoto
Reiko
Enomoto
Yes
English
Dated
26
Septemb
er
22nd
Septemb
er 2011

Meeting types: Inter-governmental meeting, expert group meeting, project inception workshop, training workshop/seminar, partners consultation workshop,
project Steering Committee meeting, other.
9
21
5- Training
Workshop
6- Training
Workshop
7-
Cocoa
Stakeholde
r group
meeting
8- Auditor
training
9- Meeting of
SAN
standard
setting
governance
body
10- Colloquium
Indonesia
Workshop
on how to
engage
unorganize
d farmers
Productivit
y pilot in
the East
region with
one coop
of OLAM
Workshop
on RA
Certificatio
n of cocoa
farms
located in
the area of
National
Park of Ta
(West
region)
SAN
auditor
training
program
Internation
al
Standards
Committee
9th
meeting
Btir des
modles
innovants
Parigi
motong,
Central
Sulwesi
Septemb
er 12-14,
2012
Rainfore
st
Alliance
MARS
25
Yes
Bahasa
Novemb
er, 24,
2011
RA
RA
Yes
French
Abidjan
Decemb
er 27,
2011
RA
RA
11
Yes
French
Abidjan
Dec 5 -9,
2011
RA
RACERT
24
trainees
No
English/Fren
ch
IFAD,
Rome
Novemb
er 29
Decemb
er 1,
2011
SAN
secretari
at
13
Yes, see attached

meeting protocol
English
Paris
8 Dec
2011
Standard
s and
Policy
Director,
SAN
secretari
at
Ethicity
Ethicity
60
Yes, and event

available on:
French
Abidjan
January
26, 2011
22
de
coopratio
n locale
pour plus
de valeur
partage
4.4
http://vimeo.com/3372
1042
List(s) of meeting participants10
No.
1
Name of participant
Dr. F. M. Amoah, Dr. Francis Baah, Dr. George Opoku, Mr. Eugene OforiGyamfi, Mr. George Okyere, Emmanuel A. Opoku
Hanson Agboso, Isaac Gyamfi, Samuel Amissah, Ebenezer Laryea,
Moses Andoh, Daniel Eshun, Kennedy Ntoso, Kojo Odum, Luke
Anglaaere (PhD), Nathaniel Davids, Rita Owusu-Amankwah (Mrs.), Mr.
Percy Anaab Bukari, Ernestina Doku-Marfo, Nicholas Jengre, Anthony
Adom, Yaw Hyiawu-Nkansa, Kwame Boadi Apau, G. Oduro-Baah, Afua
Sarpong Appiah-Kubi, Glen Asomaning, Soro T. Sinata, Maxwell K.
Gbormittah, Willem-Albert Toose, Kwame Osei Boateng, Christian
Mensah, Pierre Brunache Niklas Peters Dash Douglas Roopak Bhat,
Nationality
Ghana USA India
Vincent Awotwe-Pratt, Yaw Osei-Owusu, Gertrude L. A. Dali, Luke

Anglaaere (PhD), Kwame Osei Boateng, Eric Doe, Ambrose Dziwornu,
Ernestina Doku-Marfo, Emmanuel Amoah Boakye, Kwame Asamoah
Adam (PhD, MGIFor), James Agyei-Ohemeng, Samuel Kofi Nyame,
Roger Akpabonle, Kodwo Odum.
Ghana
3.
Diverse stakeholders from Indonesia industry, international industry,

international donor agencies, Indonesia government and local and
international NGOs
Dr. Adi Prawoto from ICCRI (Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research
Institute)
Reiko Enomoto from Rainforest Alliance
Agronomists from MARS Symbioscience Indonesia
Cocoa farmers in Palu, Indonesia
Various
4.
10
Indonesian and Japanese
23
6
7
10
Agung Komang Ardita Sidiq Prayoga Mohammad Yamin Nurmila Sp I

Made Agustinus Aijah Yusroni Azwan Srinawati Safruddin Deddy S Rajiin
Juna Hasnin Anak Agung gede Hartono Suparman iswadi Herman Dian
Yunita Sunardi Ebiet Abdul Gafur Rismiatu Dera Hanudin Sobikun
Andrew Brooks, Siaka Kone, Franois Arnaud Baviere, Moctar Sangare,
Brahima Dao, Aloys Kadio, Eric Yao, Melanie Bayo
Normand Emmanuelle, Douzo Jean, Kouadio Yao Roger, Diarassouba
Abdoulaye, Sossou Laetitia, Anke Massart, Kone Mamery, Koffi
Appolinaire, Koffi Richmond, Kouassi Martin, Melanie Bayo
Ernestina Mensah-Pebi Isaac Ato Arthur Leslie Adwoa Domfeh Bernard
Nsiah Kouame Fragare Achille N'gbesso Eleonore Desiree Charles Gui
Mao Josette Ouattara Yekpanke Aka Marie Berthe Kone Niho Cesaire
Soro Tenindja Ahoua Soro Kolotcholohofolo Wordu Hope Evans Kwaku
Duah Adediran Olubunmi Adeola Kouame Colette Amenan Eba Tatiana
Kpan Arsene
Ahmed Sidahmed Conrado Guinea Dorianne Beyer Gail Smith Juan
Marco Alvarez Miguel Araujo Olaf Paulsen Ria Stout Ruth Nyagah Uwe
Meier
SUBS : Kraft, Jacques Vabre, Nestl, Nescaf, Nesspresso, Cmoi =
total 19 people
Indonesia
UK, Cte dIvoire, France,

Cte dIvoire, France, Belgium
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria,
United States / Sudan / Italy United Kingdom El Salvador

Germany Kenya
French
1. KRAFT FOODS FRANCE MERVILLE Flore

2. KRAFT FOODS FRANCE MAHIN Virginie Chef de projet
communication externe
3. KRAFT FOOD LU CORRADI Emilie Supplyer Quality EU
4. KRAFT FOOD LU GASSIE Isabelle Responsable Qualit
Fournisseurs
5. JACQUES VABRE BENHAMOU Sophie Chef de Marques Grand
Mre & Jacques Vabre
6. JACQUES VABRE KELLER Keller Anne-Caroline (chef de
produit)
1. NESCAFE BLUET Jean Manuel Directeur du dveloppement
Durable
2. NESCAFE BORELL Juan Chef de marque Division Epicerie Marketing Boissons
3. NESCAFE HUILLET Nicolas Directeur plan
24
4. NESTLE France DAVID Laurence Cration de Valeur Partage

5. NESPRESSO KATARZYNA Renie Responsable DD
1. CEMOI BORNE Tristan Directeur Gnral Adjoint pour le Cacao
et les Oprations
- 7 JOURNALISTS (economic press, newsmagazines, environment

magazines)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ALTERNATIVES ECONOMIQUES - DUVAL Guillaume

AEDD - DOURLENS Sabrina
CA M'INTERESSE - KARPYTA Frdric
METRO - DURAND Anne-Al
ONG-ENTREPRISE : LE CHOC DES VALEURS - DU
HULGOUET Herrick
6. VERTITUDE Magazine - BERNARD-ROYER Michelle
7. LA TRIBUNE VAUTRIN Gal
- OTHER COMPANIES
Coca cola
Danone
Bonduelle
Clarins
Crdit Agricole
- SUPERMARKETS
Leclerc
Les Mousquetaires
- NGOS
MAX HAVELAAR DAESCHNER Morgane Responsable Filire Sucre et
Fruits Transforms
MAX HAVELAAR DE PONCHEVILLE Benjamin Responsable Relations
commerciales & Responsable filire (caf)
MAX HAVELAAR RODRIGUEZ Valria Responsable relations presse et
communication institutionnelle
GREENPEACE AMIEL Frdric
25
- INSTITUTIONS
UNEP - SMITH Lucie Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
ONF International -LEDESMA Sandra Charge de mission Expert
Empreinte Carbone et valuation environnementale
4.5
Documents, other printed materials, videos, and soft products (such as CDs or websites)
11
No
Type
Title
One of the
frogBlog stories
(US)
Magnum
website
http://www.rainforestalliance.org/multimedia/ivorycoast-cocoacooperative-slideshow
http://www.sustainable-living.unilever.com/theplan/sustainable-sourcing/cocoa
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Name of Project Manager: Eric Servat

Date: 30th January 2012
Publisher
ISBN
Publication
date
Name of Project Manager Supervisor: Edward Millard

Signature:
Date: 30th January 2012
Signature:
11
Documents and printed material types are: Report to inter-governmental meeting, technical publication, meeting report, technical/substantive report, brochures,
media releases, etc.
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United Nations Environment Programme

1. PROJECT GENERAL INFORMATION

Greening the Cocoa Industry

Africa: Cte dIvoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria

Project actual start

2. PROJECT PROGRESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Narrative of project progress during the past semester1

20123001_Half yearly progress report Dec 2011

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through our efficiency.

Project implementation progress2

Output 1: Industry relations developed and

Comments if variance5. Describe

In the last semester MARS publicly

Activity 2: Develop dialogue with target companies

50% (since a market

Negotiations are underway with

20123001_Half yearly progress report Dec 2011

Activity 3: Follow up inquiries and opportunities

Activity 5: Provide market information on Rainforest

Activity 7: Prepare proposals for and negotiate

Activity 8: Work with brand companies, processors

Output 2: Sourcing of certified cocoa is planned

Comments if variance . Describe

Volume tracking is designed and

20123001_Half yearly progress report Dec 2011

and traders to plan certified volumes

Output 3: Value chain costs are analyzed

Output 4: Consumers and stakeholders engaged

RA helped KPMG and GBCC gather

50% (since more

Field visit done in Ghana in

Activity 12: Give talks to stakeholders and

Activity 13: Publish information about cocoa

Comments if variance . Describe

RA gave talks on biodiversity (Paris,

20123001_Half yearly progress report Dec 2011

Activity 14: Undertake media outreach to support

Output 5: Certification model is made financially

Output 6: Capacity building materials created

Activity 19: Train stakeholders how to use online

Activity 20: Produce training materials on business

Comments if variance . Describe

This reflects the level of compliance

20123001_Half yearly progress report Dec 2011

and market management

Output 7: Trainer quality control systems

Activity 23: Built capacity of technical staff of

Comments if variance . Describe

Exams planned for CY12

We need to secure engagement in

20123001_Half yearly progress report Dec 2011

Activity 24: Coordinate developing new productivity

Output 9: Links built with other service providers

Activity 26: Develop relationships with NGOs to

Comments if variance . Describe

20123001_Half yearly progress report Dec 2011

Comments if variance . Describe

Output 10: Model for operating ICS with

Cte dIvoire = new Trade-based

Output 11: Local indicators developed for the

Cte dIvoire = done