The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Cote d'Ivoire's Conseil du Café-Cacao have reached an agreement to improve cocoa planting material.
This new agreement is part of the Ivorian government's 2QC national cocoa strategy.
WCF president Bill Guyton said: "WCF is pleased to be working with le Conseil du Café-Cacao to provide improved planting material to cocoa farmers in Cote d'Ivoire.
"CocoaAction supports the rehabilitation of cocoa farms to improve farmer livelihoods, and this partnership is a key step toward making that possible."
In addition, WCF also announced its focus on new methods of propagation and addressing cocoa swollen shoot virus as part of its efforts to enhance planting material.
Le Conseil du Café-Cacao director-general Massandjé Touré-Litse said: "This agreement on access to planting material and the fight against cocoa swollen shoot virus is an important step toward carrying out concrete actions at the farm level."
Last year, WCF launched CocoaAction, the chocolate and cocoa industry's strategy aimed at achieving sustainability in the cocoa sector. As part of this, WCF announced the completion of a good agriculture practices guide that includes information on fertilizer use and soil fertility practices in Cote d'Ivoire.
