The Bougainville Cocoa App was launched in Buka on July 14th 2022 alongside the launch of the Bougainville Food Security Policy. The App developed by NGNY Ngakkan Nyaagu is designed to support training activities coordinated by the Autonomous Bougainville Government Department of Primary Industries and Marine Resources and the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research and a tool for smallholder cocoa farmers. The application contains information on how to diagnose and manage issues around cocoa management, food crops, soils, livestock, water and sanitation, human nutrition, maternal and child health. As well as provide modules on Family Farm Teams ASEM/2014/054, Cocoa Board Cocoa Curriculum, daily cocoa bean prices and links to relevant sites such as the Cocoa Board Cocoa Extension Manual and PestNet. Information and recipes using traditional vegetables from the project ASEM/2012/084 are also included.
To access click this link https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/iDmGCvl1rKiW0r8mOsQ2rS_… or search ‘Bougainville cocoa beta’ and download from the Google play store.
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