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1- Background Context Loss of planting material due to water stress during the dry seasons; Drop in the sale of production seedlings ; Reduction of the envisaged income Objectives Produce high-performance planting material (good quality seedlings) to be distributed to operators in the cocoa sector ; Install a water supply system in the cocoa nurseries in order to constantly provide the seedlings with the water need; Previously used equipment .The SODECAO Centre in Ebolowa

1- Background Context; Loss of planting material due to water stress during the dry seasons; Drop in yields; Objective Contribute to the increase in national cocoa production; 2- System choice For a long time, SODECAO's Specialized Centre at Nkoemvone relied on natural rainfall to water its seed fields, which was not enough to achieve its objectives. To this effect, a modern micro-sprinkling irrigation system was initially proposed

For a young cocoa farm Clear land as regularly as possible to allow young plants to grow properly; Replace missing plants up to the second year of planting; refrain from doing this from the third year onwards, as these young plants will be smothered by the larger ones. Gradually adjust the shade by pruning the trees. Protect against capsids with appropriate insecticide applications in mid-September and December; FOR A MATURE PLANTATION From

CHOOSE THE NURSERY SITE Preferably near a water point On slightly sloping, well-drained ground Not far from the new plantation, avoiding the shallows; In June-July of the year preceding the future planting; MARK OUT THE NURSERY; Depending on the future plantation, 2000 nursery plants for 1 ha of plantation