ACP-EU Commodities Programme

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Launched in 2015, the ACP-EU Commodities Programme (CP) is designed to improve the competitiveness of small producers engaged in the cocoa, coconut and root/tubers value chains through regional integration of markets and the intensification of production. The programme also seeks to encourage greater access to value chain information services and finance, as well as to risk management instruments, particularly as regards climate and market risks.

The implementation of the Commodities Programme is entrusted to three international organizations, and one national development cooperation institution (GIZ):

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter-nationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - Cocoa
Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) - Roots & Tubers
International Trade Centre (ITC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) - Coconuts Caribbean region
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) - Coconuts Pacific region

The geographic coverage and budgets of the four programme components are indicated in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Details of CP components by commodity, geography and budget

Organisation	Commodity	Budget (€ ‘000)	Region
FAO	Roots & Tubers	5 000	Africa
ITC	Coconuts	4 000	Caribbean
SPC	Coconuts	4 000	Pacific
GIZ	Cacao and Food crops	5 700 Plus co-funding of € 490 000 by GIZ	West Africa Central Africa

The programme benefits directly to some 36 ACP countries, and is due to be completed in 2019. It has yielded significant results, which can be seen under dedicated websites developed by the implementing agencies:

http://www.fao.org/in-action/african-roots-and-tubers/en/ [2]

https://www.ssab-africa.net/ [3]

http://lrd.spc.int/our-work/coconut-industry-development-for-the-pacific [4]

http://www.intracen.org/uploadedFiles/intracenorg/Content/Redesign/Projects/CaribCoconuts_ProjectDescription_eng.pdf [5]

The programme has also edited five Newsletters, which provide some concrete examples of activities implemented in the various regions covered by this initiative. They can be viewed under the links hereunder: