by David Restrepo | Jul 4, 2025 | Dissemination, Sin categoría, 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 | 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 | 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 | Nov 22, 2024 | Dissemination, Soil & climate, Updates
The Clima-LoCa project, led by the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT , is spearheading an initiative to strengthen national capacities in digital soil mapping (DSM) and support the generation of maps of cadmium and physicochemical properties in soils in the cocoa-growing areas...
by Camilo Beltran | Jun 6, 2023 | Soil & climate
From May 8-12, researchers and agronomists from the Clima-LoCa project and the Alliance gathered at our campus in Palmira, Colombia, to participate in a workshop that allowed them to learn the fundamental concepts related to soil health and its assessment. This...
by Leidi Yurani Sierra | Sep 28, 2022 | Sin categoría, Soil & climate
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...
