About the Symposium
Background
The cocoa
symposium will bring to center stage the role of science towards a sustainable
regional and world cocoa economy which includes sustainable cocoa production,
socio-economic development through remunerative incomes for farmers and
ensures that the environment precursors to meet tomorrow's demand remain
in place. As the producer of 70% of world cocoa bean supply the overall
significance of West and Central Africa to these issues is immense.
Objectives
The
overall objectives are to determine the status, trends and future scenarios
for cocoa production in West and Central Africa and how they relate to
the global demand.