Systematically securing land ownership for smallholder farmers

The partners are currently engaged in an initiative called the Cote d'Ivoire Land Partnership (CLAP). CLAP is an innovative partnership between private companies, government and civil society to achieve tenure security for smallholder cocoa farmers in private sector supply chains launched in 2019.

The FVO funded project enables the partnership to pilot a systematic titling approach, wherein all members of a community that CLAP targets are able to obtain land tenure documentation, whether they are in- or outside of the direct supply chains of the private companies. The project focusses on land tenure, as this is a central component to tackling:

  • Environment: Deforestation is prevalent among farmers with tenure insecurity, as they see deforestation as a means to spread their risk in case of dispossession or productivity loss. Land tenure also provides the required traceability to confirm and promote a deforestation-free supply chain. Lastly, land documentation provides both farmers and supply chain partners (companies) with the security to make investments in the land, e.g. for replanting and sustainable agroforestry.
  • Human Rights violations: Forced dispossessions are still common and can arise from disputes and power plays from large agricultural players that expand their land, but also within families (e.g. after spousal death) and in land owner and land user arrangements. Land documentation ensures long-term stability and legal rights to land ownership and land usage, protecting each party's rights.
FVOF22003
Decent Work and Economic Growth

Project number

NL-KVK-27378529-FVOF22003

Total budget

€ 475,000

Countries

Côte d'Ivoire

Project status

Implementation

Budget spent

90.00 %
90.00 % spent

Tied status

Untied
Startdate:
Enddate:

Project partners

Audace Institut Afrique, Cargill B.V., Cocoa Horizons Foundation, Landmapp B.V., Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Stichting Beyond Beans, Unilever Europe B.V.

Sectors

Forestry development, Human rights
Transactions
TypeProviderProvider ref.ReceiverReceiver ref.Value (€)DateValue date
Incoming Funds 475,000.00 19-12-2022 19-12-2022
Outgoing Commitment Cargill B.V. 475,000.00 19-12-2022 19-12-2022
Disbursement Cargill B.V. 85,500.00 23-12-2022 23-12-2022
Disbursement Cargill B.V. 85,500.00 02-06-2023 02-06-2023
Disbursement Cargill B.V. 85,500.00 04-12-2023 04-12-2023
Disbursement Cargill B.V. 85,500.00 05-06-2024 05-06-2024
Disbursement Cargill B.V. 85,500.00 03-12-2024 03-12-2024