Multi-agency cocoa platform for Latin America and the Caribbean "Cocoa 2030-2050"

Regional research platform addressing high cadmium concentrations in cocoa beans and chocolate across Latin America and the Caribbean. It strengthens laboratory analytical capacity through a standardized measurement protocol, produces georeferenced maps of contamination risk areas, identifies cacao varieties and soil amendments that reduce cadmium uptake, and analyzes the socioeconomic impact of European Union regulation on the region's cocoa exports. Its objective is to equip producing countries with the scientific tools and technical capacities needed to meet the cadmium limits required by international markets and sustain the cocoa value chain's access to them.