October 2013 – 24th Partnership Meeting & Cocoa Sustainability Trade Fair, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

October 24, 2013

Speaker Profiles

Keynote Address - Luis Ramón Rodríguez, Minister of Agriculture, Dominican Republic [Spanish]

Farmer Aggretation Models in Latin America: The Power of Working Together

[PAPER] Why Member Equity is Critical to Successful Cocoa Co-operatives? [Associated with "Farmer Aggregation Models" Plenary Session]

Breakout Session: Youth and Cocoa Community Development

Breakout Session: Trends in Specialty Cocoas from the Americas

Breakout Session: Changing Markets for Fermented and Unfermented Cocoa

Breakout Session: Research, Production and Consumption: A View from Brazil

Breakout Session: Celebrating Diversity: Conserving Cocoa Genetic Resources

Breakout Session: Farm Economics: The Pro's and Con's of Growing Cocoa in Small Caribbean Countries

Breakout Session: Technological Innovations to Support Cocoa Sustainability

Breakout Session: Last-Mile Delivery: Public-Private Models for Farmer Training

Breakout Session: Developing Sustainable Cocoa Production through Agroforestry

Breakout Session: The Art and Science of Cocoa Breeding

Breakout Session: Women's Role in Latin American Cocoa

Traceability Considerations in Warehousing

Emerging Opportunities for Latin American Cocoa in Asian Markets