by David Restrepo | Jul 25, 2025 | Dissemination, Updates
The 16th International Cocoa and Chocolate Show, held in Lima, Peru, established itself this year as the most important meeting point for producers, exporters, researchers, and lovers of Peruvian cocoa. At the event, organized by various private and public entities...
by David Restrepo | Jul 4, 2025 | Dissemination, Soil & climate, Updates
The Clima-LoCa project continues to strengthen its work with cocoa-producing communities in Colombia through a series of workshops where the results of cadmium mapping carried out using samples taken directly from cocoa farms are shared. In recent weeks, meetings have...
by David Restrepo | Jul 3, 2025 | Dissemination, Updates
With the aim of promoting sustainable practices in cocoa production and mitigating the presence of cadmium (Cd), the CREA and Clima Lo-Ca projects, funded by the European Union, organized the technical workshop “Cadmium Mitigation Results and Strategies and Progress...
by David Restrepo | Jun 10, 2025 | Dissemination, Updates
Since 2023, the Clima-LoCa project has implemented a strategy to disseminate and communicate the effects of climate change in the Piura region of Peru. Thanks to coordinated work with Alan Hesse of the Captain Polo Academy, a well-known author of graphic novels on the...
by David Restrepo | Jun 10, 2025 | Dissemination, Soil & climate, Updates
The Andean region, comprising Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, is recognized worldwide for its production of fine aroma cocoa. However, these countries face a crucial challenge: the presence of cadmium (Cd) in the soils where cocoa is grown, a heavy metal that poses...
by David Restrepo | Jun 8, 2025 | Dissemination, Socioeconomic
On April 29 and 30, 2025, the municipality of San Pablo de Borbur hosted the first event of the closing tour of the Clima-LoCa project. This meeting brought together producers, researchers, public institutions, and chocolate companies to share the lessons learned,...
