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Improving Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing to Support Management of Cadmium Levels in Cocoa in Latin America and the Caribbean

Código: 5198-00

País: Jamaica

Inicio: 01/02/2022

Finalización: 30/09/2025

Tipo: Proyectos de Cooperación Técnica

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Descripción

In response to the stringent maximum-residue limits (MRLs) for cadmium in cocoa and chocolate products imported into the EU, the Cadmium in Cocoa project facilitates the exchange of knowledge between experts in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago—alongside global specialists—to strengthen practices across Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) cocoa value chains. The initiative focuses on harmonising testing protocols; training technical and extension personnel; identifying and addressing key cadmium-contamination hot spots; and fostering collaboration, information sharing, and awareness-raising so that cadmium-mitigation principles are fully integrated into national cocoa-sector plans.

Objetivo General:

To support countries (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Trinidad) to develop a pathway to meet the international regulations regarding cadmium concentrations in cocoa-derived products that can be adopted by other fine and flavour cocoa producing countries in LAC.

Objetivos Específicos:

To establish a Platform for information sharing and consensus formation amongst premier cadmium in cocoa research agencies for consensus on standardized terminologies, testing protocols, national strategies for signature by officials and Best Practices for cadmium Mitigation and Remediation in cocoa and cocoa products from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago.
To develop curriculum and train technical staff in 4 countries in agreed standardized protocols to analyze Cadmium levels in cocoa and cocoa products.
To improve Knowledge and Mapping of Cadmium Presence/Hotspots in Cocoa Growing Areas, determinemain causes and recommend best practices for mitigation and/or remediation.
To develop curriculum for training Master Trainers in recommended best practices for raising awareness and dissemination of information on massive scale to cocoa farmers and value chain actors across 4 countries.
Provide technical assistance to cocoa farmers in the management of cadmium at the farm level.

Resultados Esperados:

Countries in LAC are supported in their coordination and information sharing efforts on best practices for cadmium mitigation and remediation in cocoa.

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