Since 2022, the Landscape Resilience Fund has been working with Koa, a Swiss-Ghanaian cocoa fruit innovator, in a joint effort to improve climate resilience within the region. At the core of Koa’s mission is an unwavering commitment to impact – a guiding principle that not only defines Koa’s values but fuels their ambition to transform … Continued
On August 25, 2023, Koa celebrated a significant milestone with the inauguration of its state-of-the-art cocoa fruit factory in the heart of Ghana’s cocoa-producing region, Akim Achiase. This event represented a pivotal moment in our partnership with Koa, a forward-thinking Swiss-Ghanaian sustainable cocoa fruit company. Since May 2022, the Landscape Resilience Fund (LRF) has been … Continued
By Ahmed Aziz in Ghana and Jonathan Jones in South Africa ‘You must act as if it is impossible to fail.’ This Ashanti saying encapsulates the spirit of many cocoa farmers in Ghana, where the frequency and severity of extreme weather events have only intensified. A recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report exposes the worst … Continued
A crescendo of extreme weather events witnessed across the world exposes the urgency of investing in climate adaptation. In response to this challenge Landscape Resilience Fund (LRF) has made its first investment in Koa, a Swiss-Ghanain sustainable cocoa fruit company. The $3.5 million investment, made alongside co-investors IDH Farmfit Fund, will support Koa to set … Continued