Socioeconomics
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
“We are dedicated to exporting cocoa derivatives almost 90%”
We talked to Julio Zambrano who is in charge of Chocolates Finos Nacionales, a company born from the dream and vision of his father, Carlos Zambrano, nearly 60 years ago when he was still a young 18-year-old entrepreneur who decided to bet on the Ecuadorian gold...
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...
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...