Collaboration for the future of coffee and cocoa

A recent webinar brought together ambassadors, researchers, industry specialists, and a farmer to explore challenges and possibilities for two of the world’s favorite crops: coffee and cocoa. Coffee and chocolate: where would we be without them?

Gobierno de Ucayali, en Perú, adoptará las estrategias para el fortalecimiento de las cadenas de cacao, chocolate y palma aceitera construidas junto a la Alianza para actualizar sus instrumentos de gestión territorial.

For Latin American coffee growers, climate change is now

EL DOVIO, Colombia – Alonso Carmona is running out of mountain. His coffee trees cover the highest reaches of his steeply sloping farm – but warming weather, bad prices and crop disease threaten to put that part of his farm out of business for good.

Webinar: How do you like Cocoa and Coffee?

Saving crops, protecting culture, sustaining livelihoods. The Italian Permanent Representation to the UN Agencies in Rome, the Permanent Representation of Switzerland to the UN Agencies in Rome and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT are pleased to invite you to the webinar “How do you like Cocoa and Coffee? Saving crops, protecting culture, sustaining livelihoods.”

Can cocoa save Colombia’s forests?
Alliance research in Colombia indicates that cacao farming has a role to play in forest restoration and sustainable value chain development.Last year, a study led by Augusto Castro-Nuñez explored the links between cacao cultivation and deforestation in Colombia.

Global Network for Cacao Genetic Resources

CacaoNet aims to optimize the conservation and use of cacao genetic resources, as the foundation of a sustainable cocoa economy (from farmers through research to consumers), by coordinating and strengthening the conservation and related research efforts of a worldwide network of public and private sector stakeholders.

Cocoa of Excellence Programme

The Cocoa of Excellence (CoEx) Programme is the entry point for cocoa-producers to participate in the International Cocoa Awards (ICA), a global competition recognizing the work of cocoa farmers and celebrating the diversity of cocoa flavours. A unique opportunity to promote high-quality cocoa and diversity at national level and celebrate the skills and know-how of the men and women who produce it.

Supporting Farmers and Chocolate Companies on the Implementation of the EU Cadmium Regulation

We are now almost a year into the European Union (EU) regulation that has established new guidelines for how much cadmium is allowed in chocolate and cocoa powder sold to final consumers in the EU. The biggest impact is felt by smallholder farmers, cooperatives, and exporting companies of specialty beans and powder in South America.