Socioeconomic
EU food safety regulation on cadmium in cocoa powder and chocolate (Commission Regulation (EU) No 488/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006) has become effective in January 2019. The EU regulation impacts on the cocoa value chains of the countries with worrying economic and social repercussions for low-income producers, especially in (post-)conflict zones.
Clima-LoCa therefore adopts an adaptive research approach, seeking improved alignment of needs and incentives among actors along the cacao value chain through a focus on stakeholder engagement, while fostering smallholders’ fair participation in value chains.
For this reason, the socioeconomin component focuses on:
Act 1.3
Assessment of socio-economic baselines (cocoa production systems and marketing strategies) and impacts of new food safety regulation on national markets and small producers
Act 2.3
Perform cost-benefit analysis and feasibility assessments of mitigation practices and interventions
Act 3.3
Analyse and co-develop mitigation and scaling strategies in multi-stakeholder platforms
News
“Cost vs. benefit has been one of the great challenges”
In our conversation with Johanna Renckens de Rikolto, coordinator of the EU co-financed Road to the Reactivation of Agrifood Ecuador (CREA, for its acronym in Spanish) project, she explains why profitability is a determining factor when evaluating the implications of...
The Cacao Blanco produced in Piura, 1.000 kilometers from Lima, is one of the most famous and sought after in the country
In the northwest of the country, in an area of 1,318 hectares, 2% of the national production, grows white cocoa, native and with several national and international awards. Distinctions that have been accompanied by the care and dedicated work of producers who are part...
“Before the regulation, everyone did their job on their own. Now there is a great synergy that will allow us to move forward”
We spoke with Javier Aguilar, a specialist from Peru's National Agrarian Health Service. He is an expert who works to find answers to cadmium and help cocoa producers and growers. In our conversation, he gave us an overview of the impact and effects of the regulation...
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Colombia We analyze the main foreign trade figures along with the perspectives of 65 key players in the cocoa sector in Colombia. There is evidence of a major shift in bean export destinations from Europe to other countries since 2017, and although this change cannot...