Forty cooperative cocoa farmers gathered at the chief’s home, under an iron-roofed shed in Ekombitie village within Cameroon’s South Region, Dja-et-Lobo. EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) mandates that certain products, including all cocoa and cocoa products imported into the EU, must be deforestation-free, fully traceable, and legally produced. He created his one-hectare (2.47-acre) cocoa farm when he dropped out of school in 2016. She and her husband own another 10-hectare (24.71-acre) cocoa farm with some cocoa trees that are over 80 years old, inherited from their grandparents. Zeufack added:Adopting agroforestry best practices by cocoa producers, such as creating nurseries to replace aging cocoa trees, is a sign of change.