Transcript AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL SOFT COMMODITIES CONFERENCE

ICCO
INTERNATIONALWORKSHOP
ON COCOA CERTIFICATION
The Role of Government of Ghana in the
Development and Enforcement of
Sustainability Standards
BY: Edem Amegashie-Duvon
24 – 27 June 2013 – Douala
Cameroon
GHANA’S JOURNEY TO
SUSTAINABILITY
• Accra Agenda: 6 priority areas of RSCE1
• Accra Accord: 12 Session of UNCTAD
• RSCE2 in Port of Spain: The 10 elements
• World Cocoa Conference: 2012 Abidjan
Global Cocoa Agenda
Role of Governments under
Global Cocoa Agenda
Cocoa Initiatives in Ghana
Yayra Glover
ECHOES Project
Yen Daakye Prog
Solidaridad
Olam Model;
Kuapa
WCF
TOMS Edu Prj
Millenium
Village
iMPACT
UTZ
Dizengoff
CSSP 11
Calli
Ghana
Cadbu
ry
Partne
rship
Armajaro Source
Trust
Sustainable Cocoa
Systems
REP
Cocobod
Platform
Ensuring Coherence &
Consensus
• Engagement with Private Sector: examine schemes, objectives
functions, etc to ensure coherence, complementarity & strengthen
cooperation
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• Ghana’s stakeholder Consultation Platform: Ghana Cocoa
Platform to enhance long-term Public-Private dialogue and joint
action towards sustainability
• Coordination of Certification programs and guidelines:
On-going multi-stakeholder workshop initiatives by Ghana Cocoa
Board
• Programs to ensure decent working conditions in cocoa
sector: On-going cooperation with Ministry of Labour on matters
relating to working conditions in cocoa sector of Ghana
Sustainable Production in
Ghana
• Productivity programs: Pest & disease control and fertilizer
programs (Cocobod Codapec & High tech projects)
• Good planting Materials: Gov’t program to supply seedlings and
cocoa tree re-planting program.
• PPP Platform for cocoa extension services; Joint extension
programs between government and private sector actors towards
farmer education in GAP and sustainability
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• Environment
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&
conservation:
Committee
for
cocoa
environmental sustainability project; strict adherence to recommended
agro-chemicals / fertilizers in Ghana; biodiversity
Sustainable Supply Chain & Markets
• Farmer protection from volatile world market prices: Forward
hedges to ensure stable producer price; 70% of certification premium
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paid to farmers
• Ghana cocoa supply chain kept short and efficient: Towards
standards of Cocobod / World Bank supply chain and risk study
• Ensuring traceability and transparency: creating enabling
environment for private traceability schemes; “in-built cocoa traceability
system by QCC”, transparent reporting of cocoa purchases etc.
Ensuring Sustainable
Consumption
• National Muti-stakeholder Consumption Committee
• National Promotion of Consumption Programs
• 1st National Cocoa Consumption Fair in 2013
• Develop recipe and encourage cocoa in African Cuisine; Use
of cocoa
feeding programs; Advertise cocoa as
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health product.
Challenges of governments towards
sustainability & certification
• Economic Challenges: Falling cocoa prices and low certification
premiums /Funding of PPP programs /High cost of certification /
Funding of government intervention programs
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• Harmonisation and enforcements: Absence of a common global
Standard / Lack of resources to enforce and to sanction / Different
requirements and measurements of MRLs in cocoa.
• Supply Chain & Markets: High infrastructure requirements in
handling of sustainable certified cocoa / Information asymmetry and
reporting imbalances / Limited rules to guide commercial transaction
• Inter- sectorial coordination: Implementing and monitoring social
and environmental standards require the cooperation from different
ministries and laws / Dealing with regular bad press relating social and
environmental issues in cocoa.
National Platform towards
Cocoa Certification?
National platforms can harness cocoa certification initiatives,
establish PPP platforms and enforce regulations that protect
farmers in light of the Global Cocoa Agenda
However, certification is emerging as a global cocoa trade issue
with the potential of becoming a significant barrier to
“consumer” market entry.
A participatory approach by all stakeholders in forums such as
RSCEs, World Cocoa Conferences and International Workshops
can result in mutually acceptable consensus under the Global
Cocoa Agenda
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