date:Jun 30, 2012
The Center will include training facilities for farmers and a 30-hectare showcase farm to demonstrate intercropping techniques and other yield enhancement practices such as grafting to rejuvenate aging cocoa farms and double farm productivity.
The Center of Cocoa Excellence will be located in Pacobo in the Department of Tiassale in the south-central cocoa growing area of Cote d'Ivoire. The center, which will be a cornerstone of Barry Callebauts Cocoa Horizons global sustainability initiative, is