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Location |
Starting
Date |
Brief
Description |
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Pilot plants to process cocoa by-products in Ghana.
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GHANA
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01 Sep 1993
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The project aims to develop and transfer the technology for the commercial processing of cocoa by products and cocoa wastes with a view to expanding the income generating capacity of the cocoa industry in cocoa producing countries.
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Cocoa germplasm utilization and conservation: a global approach.
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BRAZIL,
CAMEROON,
COTE D'IVOIRE,
ECUADOR,
GHANA,
MALAYSIA,
NIGERIA,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
VENEZUELA
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01 Apr 1998
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The project is aimed at the development and distribution of improved, pest and disease-resistant varieties of cocoa planting materials by making optimal use of cocoa germplasm which produces good-quality cocoa and achieves higher and sustainable production levels.
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Improvement of cocoa marketing and trade in liberalizing cocoa producing countries.
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CAMEROON,
COTE D'IVOIRE,
NIGERIA
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01 Oct 1999
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The aim of the project is to improve the functioning of cocoa markets.
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The use of molecular biology techniques in a search for varieties resistant to Witches’ Broom disease of cocoa.
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BRAZIL,
ECUADOR,
PERU
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03 Apr 2000
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This research and development project was aimed at developing and releasing new cocoa plant varieties which are more uniform, more productive and more tolerant to disease, particularly to witches’ broom.
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Project to establish the physical, chemical and organoleptic parameters to differentiate between fine or flavour and bulk cocoa.
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ECUADOR,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
VENEZUELA
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05 Jan 2001
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The project aims to evaluate the characteristics of fine/flavour and bulk cocoas through a series of scientific evaluations of physical, chemical and organoleptic parameters, and to provide methodologies, standards and instruments for universal use in differentiating fine/flavour from bulk cocoa.
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Feasibility study on the generic promotion of cocoa consumption in the Russian Federation.
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RUSSIA
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01 May 2001
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The general objective of the project was to provide a basis for determining the feasibility, strategy and instruments for undertaking a generic-promotion campaign for cocoa in the Russian Federation.
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Supply chain management for total quality cocoa: pilot phase.
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COTE D'IVOIRE
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01 Oct 2001
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The practical objective of the project is to broaden and increase the supply of cocoa beans of "liquor" quality and to bring about a general improvement in the quality of beans for the processing industry.
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Cocoa productivity and quality improvement: a participatory approach
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BRAZIL,
CAMEROON,
COSTA RICA,
COTE D'IVOIRE,
ECUADOR,
GHANA,
MALAYSIA,
NIGERIA,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
PERU,
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
VENEZUELA
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01 Jun 2004
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The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the welfare of the large number of smallholders cultivating cocoa through higher and sustainable productivity levels of good-quality cocoa at lower production costs.
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Price-risk management for cocoa farmers
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COTE D'IVOIRE
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01 Feb 2006
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The overall objective of the project is to reduce the exposure of smallholder cocoa farmers to fluctuations in world market prices.
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Preventing and managing the global spread of cocoa pests and pathogens: Lessons from witches' broom disease of cocoa.
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COTE D'IVOIRE
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04 Jun 2007
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The main objective of the project is to hold a workshop of stakeholders in the cocoa sector to present the results of the Witches’ Broom Project, then to build a consensus on the approach and content of a global level project to address the threat and impact of cocoa pests and pathogens.
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Analysis of the value chain in cocoa producing countries.
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BRAZIL,
CAMEROON,
COTE D'IVOIRE,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
ECUADOR,
GHANA,
NIGERIA,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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22 Oct 2007
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The ultimate objective of the analysis of the value chain is to improve insight into the net income derived by farmers and other stakeholders from cocoa cultivation and trade, and to enhance knowledge of the use of resources in cocoa production, trade and exporting.
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