JAPAN
Completed

The project was designed to counteract the negative image of cocoa in Japan and to promote instead a positive image by increasing the awareness of the positive nutritional and health aspects of cocoa. The negative image was that cocoa, linked to its sugar content, was fattening and unhealthy…

GHANA
Completed

The overall objective of the project was to develop and transfer appropriate technologies for the commercial processing of cocoa by-products and cocoa wastes to improve the income-generating capacity of the cocoa industry in cocoa-producing countries countries.

BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, ECUADOR, GHANA, MALAYSIA, NIGERIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, VENEZUELA
Completed

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.

CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, NIGERIA
Completed

The aim of the project is to improve the functioning of cocoa markets.

BRAZIL, ECUADOR, PERU
Completed

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.

ECUADOR, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, VENEZUELA
Completed

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.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Completed

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.

CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Completed

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.

BRAZIL, CAMEROON, COSTA RICA, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, ECUADOR, GHANA, MALAYSIA, NIGERIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PERU, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, VENEZUELA
Completed

CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Completed

BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, GHANA, NIGERIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Completed

CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Completed

CAMEROON,  CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, NIGERIA, TOGO
Completed

CAMEROON, TOGO
Completed

MALAYSIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Completed

ALL COCOA PRODUCING COUNTRIES
Completed

CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, NIGERIA, TOGO
Completed