Blogs
Mr. Bean: ‘A sweet dream’
Women, major protagonists of the socioeconomic workshop in Boyacá
We worked as a team with 7 families from the municipality of San Pablo de Borbur, ans with ASOCACAO and Innpulsa Bacao to define the most relevant aspects when analyzing cadmium mitigation alternatives in cocoa production systems in western Boyacá. During the...
“For 20 years Luker Chocolate has been preparing for the regulatory laws”
What has happened in these years? Read the conversation we had with Alexander Roncancio, who started working at Casa Luker on the technical side as a professional and today is in charge of all the company's cocoa purchases. He has had the opportunity to interact with...
Journey through cocoa crops in Colombia
Originally posted in: Travesías Clima-LoCa: muestreando cultivos de cacao en Colombia. Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT (alliancebioversityciat.org.Researchers and technicians of the Clima-Loca project tell us about their experiences when they travel to the...
“How do you attack that pest?”
This is a recurring concern that farmers and producers have about this heavy metal that occurs naturally in the soil and is absorbed by cocoa plants. Download the complete study here.
5 myths about the causes and solutions for cadmium
It is possible to come across some misconceptions that end up mythologizing the effects of cadmium in cocoa. Here are some recommendations that you can take into account.
Learn about the socioeconomic impact of cocoa regulation in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Un equipo interdisciplinario de Clima-LoCa, un proyecto regional liderado por la Alianza de Bioversity y CIAT, implementado con socios de investigación de América Latina y Europa, y financiado por la Comisión Europea (CE), se dio a la tarea en los tres países de...
“The lack of information and figuring out what and how to do it was the biggest challenge.”
The implementation of the standard regulating cadmium percentages in cocoa to be able to trade in European markets put producers and growers in Colombia to the test. We spoke with Nicolás Gutiérrez, Project and Development Manager at Equiori, who tells us about his...
The knowledge of producers is key to understanding and knowing reality, and defining differentiated strategic interventions in the Clima-LoCa project
We spoke to Carmen Rosa Chávez, a specialist from the Directorate General for Agricultural Development and Agroecology at the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) in Peru, about the importance and impact that the Clima-LoCa project could have on...