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Sustainable organic cocoa production
using Pyrethrum 5EW an organic
insecticide from Agropharm Ltd
Mr Geoffrey Foxon
Managing Director
Agropharm Ltd
Presentation outline
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What is sustainable agronomics
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Definition
Benefits
Problems
Organic cocoa production with an
organic insecticide
The future for sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Agronomics
The objective is to provide a method of farming that is sustainable
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Objectives
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Environment preserved and improved
Integrated pest management (IPM)
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Minimal pesticide use
Preserve natural predators of insect pests
Rejection of toxic chemicals that can damage the
user or the environment
Socio-economic practice ensuring a fair reward
for farmers
Mixed cropping patterns
Key sustainability drivers
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Environment
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Business
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No toxic chemicals in the soil
No danger for wildlife
No threat to beneficial insects
Operator exposure to toxic
pesticides is eliminated
Economic model that supports
all members of the value chain
Consumer
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No toxic residues in the
harvested crop
How do we achieve
sustainability?
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Practice integrated crop management
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Understand the cropping environment and agronomy
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Use inputs that will not damage or contaminate the soil
Control by certification the input used
Pest problems
Beneficial insects
Soil fertility and crop requirements
Understand the business economics and the
requirements of the local community
Sustainability is not easy
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Few products to support sustainable production
High cost of products compared to conventional
products
Lack of financial support for programmes
Lack of knowledge of available products
Understanding of the certification process by farmers
There is a need to support the grower financially and
technically
One possible sustainable solution with
Pyrethrum 5EW and organic cocoa
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A natural organic insecticide developed by
Agropharm Ltd
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Water based
Proven to work globally against all insects
Non toxic
Not persistent in the environment
Leaves no residues
Organic certification with Ecocert
Registered internationally and supported fully
Pyrethrin residue levels in crops
Tomato
0.06
EU MRL 1.0 mg/kg
Residue mg/kg fruit
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0
0
Time after application (Days)
0.5
1
2
3
Pyrethrum 5EW
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Not just for organic markets
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Markets where consumers demand no
pesticide residues
Supermarkets e.g. Tesco/Marks& Spencer
recommend only specified products
Risk of exported crops being banned if
found to have pesticide residues not
allowed in the EU or above the MRL
Pyrethrum 5EW
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Fits the sustainable profile
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Low persistence in
environment
Zero residues in crops
Can be use in fruit and
vegetables as well as cocoa,
bananas and coffee
Can it be made to work?
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ecomically
socially
Need for insect control in cocoa
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Pods are damaged by mirids/capsids and
yields are reduced
Only organic insecticides can be used
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Not contaminated with toxic pesticides
Residue free
Food retailers e.g. supermarkets do not want to
be sued by consumer groups for pesticide
containing food
Ghana is key as a massive exporter of organic
cocoa
Ghana organic cocoa beans
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Organic project for 7 years and covers
10,000 hectares
Researched by Cocoa Research Institute
Ghana
Supported by COCOBOD and managed by
Yayra Glover Ltd
Uses Pyrethrum 5EW to control mirids
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Crop yield increased
Quality improvements
Sustainable organic production
of organic cocoa in Ghana
Grower
certification
Certified
organic Cocoa
Local
employment
Cocoa
Grower
•pest control
•fertilisers
•IPM
•training
Cocoa
Buyer
Chocolate
Manufacturer
Retail sales
Premium
price
paid to grower to support local
employment and input costs
Sustainable organic cocoa
Yayra Glover project Ghana
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Project benefits
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Organic cocoa for sale to the EU
Employment for local people
Training for farmers
Protection of environment
Safety of spray operators from toxic
pesticides
A symbol of hope for the future
Conclusions
Pyrethrum and sustainable crop systems
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Pyrethrum 5EW can be used to control insect pests in
sustainable crop systems
Pyrethrum 5EW is part of the system but needs to be
integrated into a holistic approach taking into
account
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Crop management
Local economy
Soil management
End use markets
Successful examples of its use have been shown in
organic cocoa
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Thank you for your attention