1. Yara activities in
the cacao sector

2. Yara is a global supplier of fertilizers and
nutrition advice to cacao farmers
3 key elements of Yara’s
position in cacao:
 Product
 Knowledge
 Advice

3. Yara’s co-operations with cocoa associations
and research institutes
 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

4. Yara’s co-operations with cacao associations and
research institutes (Continued)
 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

5. Focus on key
results from
Ghana

6. 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

7. 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

8. Results from the field

9. Healthier cacao trees
Dense an dark green foliage Less dense and less green foliage
With Yara Crop Nutrition With Farmers practices

10. With Yara Crop Nutrition: Reducing the black pod
Higher yields, more pods & heavier disease with YaraLiva
beans Nitrabor
Harvest - with Yara Crop Nutrition Program
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 Farmers practices – high level of
black pod infection

11. YaraLiva Nitrabor also impacts on quality
With Yara With Farmers practices

12. Possible
improvement in
cacao nutrition in
the Philippines

13. Balanced Nutrition is key as every nutrient has its
role on plant growth

14. Balanced nutrition is needed to increase yield
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
Nutrient Ratio N = 1
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
Seeds in pod from low K N P2O5 K2O N P2O5 K2O
application fail to fill completely
Farmer fertilizer Nutrient uptake ratio
application in the whole plant
Philippines Source: Modified after Thong & Ng (1978)

15. …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

16. 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

17. 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!