date:Jul 11, 2013
Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has inaugurated its new Cocoa Center of Excellence to promote advanced agricultural techniques in Cte d'Ivoire, the world's largest cocoa producing country.
To date Barry Callebaut has invested approximately CHF 1 million (EUR 800,000 / USD 1.1 million) in the Center which includes training facilities for farmers and a 30-hectare showcase farm to demonstrate state-of-the-art intercropping techniques