Improving Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing to Support Management of Cadmium Levels In Cocoa in Latin America and the Caribbean for Export to the EU.

Código: 5198-00
País: Jamaica
Inicio: 01/02/2022
Finalización: 31/03/2025
Tipo: Proyectos de Cooperación Técnica

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Objetivo General:
The objective of the project is to support countries (Columbia, Ecuador, Peru Ecuador 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:
  1. 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.
  2. To develop curriculum and train technical staff in 4 countries in agreed standardized protocols to analyze Cadmium levels in cocoa and cocoa products.
  3. To improve Knowledge and Mapping of Cadmium Presence/Hotspots in Cocoa Growing Areas, determine main causes and recommend best practices for mitigation and/or remediation
  4. 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.
Contrapartes:
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)
Responsable: Kent Coipel
Recursos Totales: USD 381,946
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