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,...
by David Restrepo | May 23, 2025 | Dissemination, Socioeconomic, Soil & climate
From May 5 to 6, an event was held in the municipality of Yacopí, Cundinamarca, to share the results of the Clima-LoCa project. More than 90 farmers and cocoa producers participated in this meeting, where the results of cadmium content mapping in soils were presented....
by David Restrepo | Feb 24, 2025 | Socioeconomic
Comparative analysis reveals the complexity of achieving decent incomes in cocoa production systems in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru A comprehensive comparative study of 15 cocoa production systems in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru reveals that economic viability and the...
by David Restrepo | Nov 20, 2024 | Dissemination, Socioeconomic
Last September, activities were held to promote the aCLIMAtar platform, a tool designed to contribute to the adaptation of agriculture to climate change. It is the result of collaboration between the Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT, Rikolto, the World Cocoa...
by Gabriela Salazar | Nov 21, 2023 | Socioeconomic
Cupertino Enriquez Bravo is one of the farmers who highlighted the support provided by the project: “I think that the good results on my farm have been because I am always willing to let myself be helped, what the engineers recommend to me, that is what I...
by Camilo Beltran | Jun 6, 2023 | Socioeconomic
Some years ago I heard for the first time and without much detail about the conflicts for the control of the emerald mines that took place during several decades in western Boyacá; the so-called “green wars” that add one more chapter to the long list of...
