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Yara activities in
the cacao sector
Yara is a global supplier of fertilizers and
nutrition advice to cacao farmers
Product
Knowledge
Advice
3 key elements of Yara’s
position in cacao:
Ghana
– Trials in co-operation with CRIG (Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana) at farm
level as well as on station
– Demonstration at different farmer sites to compare the local Yara program
– Implementation of best nutrient management through CAA (Cocoa Abrabopa
Association), farmers meeting gathering 12,000 farmers in a stadium
Yara’s co-operations with cocoa associations
and research institutes
Indonesia
– Trials in co-operation with USAID/Amarta II project
– Farmers demonstration with Meroke, our local business partner
Vietnam
– Public Private Partnership with Mars, Cargill, MARD (Ministry of Agriculture), University of Tu
Duc, Roots of Peace, Helvetas.
– Farmers demonstration in Mekong Delta and in the Highlands in collaboration with Grand
Place Chocolate and the WASI Research Institute
Yara’s co-operations with cacao associations and
research institutes (Continued)
Focus on key
results from
Ghana
The fundamentals of the success story for
cocoa farmers in Ghana
An increase in yield as well as quality improvement when applying the
Yara Crop Nutrition program for cacao,
Therefore farmers are able to get more returns!
What makes the Cacao Crop Nutrition Program so special in Ghana?
– A complementary product: YaraLiva Nitrabor
YaraLiva NITRABOR
25.9% Calcium (CaO)
15.4% Total Nitrogen
– 14.1% Nitrate
– 1.3% Ammonium
0.3% Boron
Bulk density (loose) = 1.1kg/l
Granulometry (ISO) = 90% 2 -
4mm
Colour : yellow
Dry application
Results from the field
Healthier cacao trees
Dense an dark green foliage
With Yara Crop Nutrition
Less dense and less green foliage
With Farmers practices
Reducing the black pod
disease with YaraLiva
Nitrabor
Cacao trees receiving YaraLiva Nitrabor
Some farmers have experienced a yield
of 2 to 3.75 mt/ha using the Yara Crop
Nutrition Program
Harvest - with Yara Crop Nutrition Program
Harvest – with Farmers practices – high level of
black pod infection
With Yara Crop Nutrition:
Higher yields, more pods & heavier
beans
YaraLiva Nitrabor also impacts on quality
With Yara With Farmers practices
Possible
improvement in
cacao nutrition in
the Philippines
Balanced Nutrition is key as every nutrient has its
role on plant growth
Balanced nutrition is needed to increase yield
Farmer fertilizer
application in the
Philippines
Nutrient uptake ratio
whole plant
Seeds in pod from low K
application fail to fill completely
Source: Modified after Thong & Ng (1978)
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
N P2O5 K2O N P2O5 K2O
Nu
trie
nt R
ati
o N
= 1
…To also reduce Cherelle Wilt –
a physiological disorder
Factors related to cherelle wilt are:
Water stress,
poor drainage,
nutrient deficiencies (N, P, B & Ca),
incidence of pests and diseases
Physiology: abnormal embryo
… And to improve leaf flush
Leaves develop on cacao as groups or ‘flushes’.
Leaves from one flush will mature before the next flush occurs.
Nutrients for a flush of growth are drawn from the older leaves
YaraMila WINNER : balanced nutrition for cacao
15 % Total Nitrogen (N)
– 6.7% Nitrate
– 8.3% Ammonium
9 % Total Phosphorous
- 6.3% soluble P2O5
20 % Potassium (K2O)
1.8% Magnesium (Mg)
3.8% Sulfur (S)
0.015 Boron (B)
0.02 Manganese (Mn)
0.02 Zinc (Zn)
Bulk density (loose) = 1.08kg/l
Granulometry (2-4) = 85%
Colour : green
Yara can assist the cacao farmers with many
more improvements
Visit us at our exhibition booth to know more
about our Cacao Crop Nutrition Program!