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COCOA PURCHASE, MARKETING AND TRADE

One of VADEMCO’s long term goal is to be an exporter of high grade Liberian cocoa as value added to its cocoa intensification activities. VADEMCO initiated this activity in 2019 and intensified it in 2020. In March 2020, VADEMCO registered as the only Liberian Cocoa License Buying Company in Liberia. Special award was given to VADEMCO by LACRA for its initiatives. By the middle of 2020, 1.6 million Liberia Dollars (approximately US$10,000.00) was spent on cocoa beans purchase from old folk farms and cocoa producers in communities. The cocoa was processed using solar dryers and fermentation block and this resulted into production of high grade cocoa.

Solar Dryer

In this reporting period, VADEMCO constructed six (6) solar dryers to improve cocoa beans drying in Bong and Lofa Counties. Solar dryers are constructed in close proximities to old folk farms to enhance training of youth brigade members in proper cocoa beans processing for high grade. Maps of old folks farm rehabilitation activities are presented in latter pages of this report. Below is one of the solar dryers

Solar Dryer
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OLD FOLKS FARM REHABILITATION AND YOUTH BRIGADE ACTIVITIES

In to 12 old farms in 2019, VADEMCO was able to rehabilitate 3 old folk farms in 2020 making a total of 15 rehabilitated old folks cocoa farms. Results of this initiative have been encouraging in terms of the enthusiasm of aged farmers and tremendous economic benefits that old folks have not experienced in past years. As in 2019, VADEMCO entered into MOUs with farm owners based on consensus regarding inputs and labor cost sharing and distribution of proceeds for the farmers to gain income and for VADEMCO to recover the farm rehabilitation cost and makes some profit.

Newly Rehabilitated farm by Youth Brigade