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Clima-LoCa

Start Date: 2020
End Date: 2024

Description

The objective of this initiative is to promote climate-relevant innovations with low assimilation of cadmium in cocoa production, in order to improve the resilience, competitiveness and inclusion of the cocoa chain in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The idea is to combine interdisciplinary approaches—soil, cocoa genetics, socioeconomics, technical dissemination—to generate maps of cadmium in soils and grains, evaluate clones and agricultural practices, disseminate results, and support public policy decisions for smallholder cocoa farmers affected by European cadmium regulations.

Action scope

Multicountry

Evaluated

No

Stage

Completed

Temporalidad

Short-term

Number of Years

4 - Year -s

Related elements

Budget in USD

Budget in USD
$0.00
Counterpart Budget
$0.00
Total Budget
$0.00
Annual Average Budget
$0.00
Financing Sources Financing Types
EU: European Union Development aid

Institutions

Institutions Institutions rols
CIAT: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical Execution and operation
INIAP: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias de Ecuador Execution and operation
INIA: Institución Nacional de Innovación Agraria de Perú Execution and operation

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