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Clima-LoCa: low-cadmium and climate-relevant innovations in the cocoa value chain

Start Date: 11/12/2019
End Date: 27/12/2025

Description

Research initiative aimed at promoting low-cadmium and climate-relevant innovations in cocoa production, in order to strengthen the resilience, competitiveness and inclusiveness of the value chain. It is implemented through the mapping of cadmium risks in soils and beans, the evaluation of clones and production practices, the socioeconomic analysis of the value chain and the dissemination of recommendations for decision-making and public policy.

Observations

Original budget: EUR 6,000,000 (total project budget published on the European Union Capacity4Dev platform). Converted to USD using the European Central Bank reference exchange rate of 11 December 2019, the start date of the initiative: 1 EUR = 1.1075 USD (0.902935 EUR per USD). Amount in USD: EUR 6,000,000 x 1.1075 = USD 6,645,000.

Action scope

Multicountry

Evaluated

No

Stage

Completed

Temporalidad

Medium-term

Number of Years

6 - Year -s

Related elements

Budget in USD

Budget in USD
$6,645,000.00
Counterpart Budget
$0.00
Total Budget
$6,645,000.00
Annual Average Budget
$949,286.00
Financing Sources Financing Types
EU: European Union Development aid

Institutions

Institutions Institutions rols
INIAP: National Institute for Agricultural Research of Ecuador Execution and operation
INIA: National Institute for Agricultural Innovation (Peru) Execution and operation
AGROSAVIA: Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation Execution and operation
ESPOL: Higher Polytechnic School of the Coast (Ecuador) Execution and operation
SENASA: National Agricultural Health Service (Peru) Execution and operation
EU: European Union Interinstitutional cooperation

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