PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COCOA RESEARCH 2022
The full papers of the research results presented at ISCR 2022 can be found below. The papers are grouped by thematic areas. Click on the DOI to open the full document.
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in the scientific papers, articles and presentations in these proceedings are that of the authors alone and not those of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO).
ISCR 2022 Proceedings
2nd International Symposium on Cocoa Research
5 – 7 December 2023.
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ISBN ICCO: ISBN – 978-2-9563177-0-8
ISBN CIRAD: ISBN – 978-2-87614-798-0
Publisher: International Cocoa Organization ICCO / French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development CIRAD
Symposium Proceedings
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| ABSTRACT TITLE | AUTHOR | CO AUTHORS | DOI | ORAL/POSTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics resources to study Moniliophthora perniciosa | Mr Rayanne França Pereira | Mr Ceslaine Santos Barbosa, Mr Franco Jesus Andrade, Mr João Pedro Alves de Almeida Takahashi, Ms Karina Peres Gramacho | 10.5281/zenodo.8316240 | POSTER |
| Molecular chaperone modulation in cocoa leads to plant resistance to Moniliophthora perniciosa | Dr Fatima Cerqueira Alvim | Ms Grazielle da Mota Alcantara, Dr Marcio Gilberto Cardoso Costa, Dr Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Ms Karina Peres Gramacho | 10.5281/zenodo.8316259 | POSTER |
| Infestation dynamics of mealybug vectors (Hemiptera : Pseudococcidae) of the Cocoa swollen shoot virus (CSSV) in young cocoa plots surrounded by barrier crops | Dr Régis Babin | Mr Alain Déron Koffi, Dr Pierre Walet N’guessan, Dr Franck Zokou Oro, Dr Loreleï Guéry, Prof Mauricette S-W. Ouali N’goran | 10.5281/zenodo.10207810 | POSTER |
| The « BarCo » project: for the promotion of barrier crops to curb the expansion of the Cocoa swollen shoot virus in Côte d’Ivoire | Dr Régis Babin | Dr Franck Zokou Oro, Dr Mathias Gnion Tahi, Dr Pierre Walet N’guessan, Dr Emmanuelle Muller, Mr Thomas Wibaux | 10.5281/zenodo.10207841 | ORAL |
| Effect of temperature on the Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV, Badnavirus) vection by the mealybug Planococcus citri to cocoa seedlings in the laboratory | Dr Régis Babin | Miss Chloé Cailleaud, Dr Bernard Dufour, Mr Frédéric Dedieu, Dr Nicolas Sauvion, Dr Fabienne Ribeyre | 10.5281/zenodo.10207873 | POSTER |
| Past domestication of T. cacao in Latin America revealed by paleo-genomics and methylxanthines analysis | Dr Claire LANAUD | Mrs Hélène VIGNES, Mr José UTGE, Mr Gilles VALETTE, Mrs Mariella GARCIA CAPUTI, Mrs Natalia Angarita | 10.5281/zenodo.10208446 | ORAL |
| The morphological and genetic diversity of the cacao pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa in the Peruvian Upper Amazon | Dr Jorge Ronny Díaz-Valderrama | Mr Tito A. Ramos-Carrasco, Mr Santos Triunfo Leiva-Espinoza | 10.5281/zenodo.10207912 | POSTER |
| Barriers to cocoa replanting in Western-Ghana | Ms Selma van der Haar | Mr Reuben Ottou, Mr William McFarland, Ms Emily Gallagher, Mr George Schoneveld | 10.5281/zenodo.10208472 | POSTER |
| Improving cocoa beans quality by mitigating FFA level at farm gate with some farmer groups in Côte d’Ivoire | Ms Marine Marchetti | Ms Julie Lestang, Dr Kam Rigne Laossi, Mr Siaka Ko, Dr Pierre Broun | 10.5281/zenodo.10208484 | POSTER |
| How many years of evaluation are needed to select new productive cocoa clones? | Dr Christian Cilas | Dr Wilbert Phillips-Mora, Dr Allan Mata-Quirós, Mr Philippe Bastide, Mr Vincent Johnson, Mr José Castillo-Fernándeza | 10.5281/zenodo.10208498 | ORAL |
| Development of an in-field detection and cost-effective kit for cacao swollen shoot disease (CSSD) in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana | Dr Jean-Philippe Marelli | Dr Isabelle Schepens, Dr Judith K. Brown, Dr Desiré Pokou, Dr Koffie Kouakou, Dr Ameyaw George | 10.5281/zenodo.10208513 | POSTER |
| Pollination, a matter beyond the visible | Mr Diannefair Duarte Hernández | Mrs Edith Moreno Martinez, Mrs Paula Alejandra Arenas Velilla | 10.5281/zenodo.10209525 | POSTER |
| Different households – different challenges? Understanding the impacts of cocoa producers’ household characteristics on needs and ability to apply sustainable production techniques | Dr Franziska Ollendorf | Dr Katharina Loehr, Dr Stefan Sieber | 10.5281/zenodo.10209565 | POSTER |
| Procedures for Safe Movement of Cocoa Germplasm | Dr Andrew James Daymond | Dr Michelle Jane End, Ms Heidi Canning, Ms Stella Poole, Dr Chris Turnbull, Prof Paul Hadley | 10.5281/zenodo.10209594 | POSTER |
| Multi-locational nutrient response trials for the development of cocoa fertilizer recommendations | Dr Joost van Heerwaarden | Miss Ekatherina Vasquez, Dr Stefan Hauser, Dr Alain Jacques Acka Kotaix, Dr Moses O. Ogunlade, Prof Ken E. Giller | 10.5281/zenodo.10209609 | ORAL |
| Several enemies at the same time: interaction between two cocoa pod diseases and a cocoa pod borer and their impact in Peruvian agroforestry systems | Mrs Mónica Arias | Mr Jhoner Alvarado Labajos, Mr Marcos Ramos, Mrs Clémentine Alline, Mr Gerben Martijn Tan Hoopen, Mrs Leïla Bagny-Beilhe | 10.5281/zenodo.10209817 | ORAL |
| The CocoaSoils nutrient offtake model: preliminary results from on-farm trials | Dr Lotte Suzanne Woittiez | Dr Joost Van Heerwaarden, Ms Ekatherina Vasquez Zambrano, Dr Leonard Rusinamhodzi, Dr Stefan Hauser, Prof Kenneth E Giller | 10.5281/zenodo.10209920 | ORAL |
| Farmer’s perception of development opportunities of cacao agroforestry in growing cocoa-producing districts of Uganda | Mr Thomas Wibaux | Mr Stephane Saj, Mr Job Chemutai, Mr Charles Ntale, , | 10.5281/zenodo.10209981 | POSTER |
| Identification and Distribution of Novel Badnaviral Sequences Integrated in the Genome of Cacao (Theobroma cacao) | Dr Emmanuelle MULLER | Dr Ihsan Ullah, Prof Jim M. Dunwell, Dr David Lopez, Dr Cedric Mariac, Dr Andrew Daymond | 10.5281/zenodo.10210009 | POSTER |
| Cocoa4Future: A research in partnership project contributing to the agroecological and organizational transition of cocoa production in West Africa | Mr Patrick Henri François Jagoret | 10.5281/zenodo.10210057 | POSTER | |
| Somatic embryogenesis in native cacao from Amazonas using Thidiazuron | Mr KAROL BRIGHTON RUBIO ROJAS | Mr SANTOS TRIUNFO LEIVA ESPINOZA, Mr JUAN CARLOS GUERRERO ABAD | 10.5281/zenodo.10210099 | POSTER |
| A novel method for estimating P&Ds related yield loss in cacao pods in the Peruvian Amazonia. | Mr Marcos Javier Ramos Chera | Dr Leïla Bagny-Beilhe, Mr Jhoner Alvarado Labajos, Dr Bruno Rapidel, Dr Clémentine Allinne | 10.5281/zenodo.10210137 | ORAL |
| Breeding of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) genotypes tolerant/resistant to cocoa swollen shoot virus (CSSVs) in cocoa orchards infected by the disease in Côte d’Ivoire | Dr Boguinard Sahin Honorine Brigitte Guiraud | Dr Gnion Mathias TAHI, Dr Inago Caudou Trébissou, Dr Klotioloma Coulibaly, Dr Emmanuelle Muller, Dr Claire Lanaud | 10.5281/zenodo.10210193 | ORAL |
| Identification of news hosts plants of swollen shoot virus other than cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire | Dr Balé Françoise GOGBE-DIBI | Dr Klotioloma COULIBALY, Dr Walet Pierre N’GUESSAN, Dr Gnion Mathias TAHI, Dr Emmanuelle MULLER, Dr Aka Romain AKA | 10.5281/zenodo.10210270 | POSTER |
| An investigation of species associated with stem of cacao in Sulawesi under climate change | Dr AYU KARTINI PARAWANSA | Mr Aswar Aswar Aswar | 10.5281/zenodo.10211345 | POSTER |
| SCREENING OF MARKERS FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN COCOA HYBRIDS | Mr M’BO Kacou Antoine Alban | Ms Elain S. Apshara | 10.5281/zenodo.10211357 | POSTER |
| Impact of pruning intensities on cocoa tree productivity, pest (mirids) and disease (black pod disease) infestations on farmer field trials in Côte d’Ivoire | Dr Kam Rigne Laossi | Mr Siaka KONE, Ms Marine Marchetti, Dr Pierre Broun | 10.5281/zenodo.10211378 | ORAL |
| Effectiveness of Biostimulants as a sustainable solution for improving production of cocoa trees in Ecuador. | Sergio Ramis | Mr Ángel Bernardo Llerena Hidalgo | 10.5281/zenodo.10211384 | ORAL |
| Mathematical modeling to improve control strategies in the cocoa and black pod disease pathosystem | Dr Christian Gaele NEMBOT FOMBA | Prof Gerben Martijn ten Hoopen, Prof Patrice TAKAM SOH, Prof Samuel SOUBEYRAND, Prof Lionel ROQUES | 10.5281/zenodo.10211392 | POSTER |
| Sustainable competitiveness of the cocoa sector in Ecuador: challenges of integrated socio-ecological governance | Mr Ludovic TEMPLE | Mr Angel Avadi, Mr Vinicio Salgado, Ms Matalia Molina | 10.5281/zenodo.10211406 | ORAL |
| Transport inefficiencies in the cocoa value chain in Côte d’Ivoire: Is sustainability possible? | Mr Simeon Human | Dr Ingrid Fromm | 10.5281/zenodo.10211416 | POSTER |
| Composted plant residue amendments in integration with Trichoderma asperellum suppresses above-ground diseases and improves the growth of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) | Dr Ade Rosmana | Dr Ruben Sakrabani | 10.5281/zenodo.10211445 | ORAL |
| Influence of mycorrhizal fungi, cocoa pod husk biochar and pig manure on the growth and health status of cocoa plants (Theobroma cacao L.) in nursery | Mr Pierre Germain Ntsoli II | Mr Wilfried Roland Titti, Prof Aoudou Yaouba | 10.5281/zenodo.10211467 | POSTER |
| Welfare Dynamics: Sustainable Rise or Fall among Cocoa Farming Households in Southwest, Nigeria | Dr Justina Oluyemisi Lawal | Prof Bolarin Titus Omonona | 10.5281/zenodo.10211472 | POSTER |
| Adaptation to climate variability: farmers’ practices and perspectives in cocoa farming in Côte d’Ivoire | Mr M’BO KACOU ANTOINE ALBAN | Mrs Ann Degrande, Mr Jules Bayala, Mrs Henriette Walz, Mr Kouassi Amani, Mr Christophe Kouame | 10.5281/zenodo.10211484 | POSTER |
| Geospatial distribution of heavy metals in Cocoa Plantations across Nigeria | Dr Paul Ehimare Aikpokpodion | Dr Moses O. Ogunlade, Prof Peter Osobase Aikpokpodion | 10.5281/zenodo.10211495 | POSTER |
| Effect of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium fertilizers on cocoa in Indonesia | Ms Nur Sholecha Ruseani | Mr Wouter Vanhove, Mr Noto Edi Prabowo, Mr Mahadani Lubis, Mr Patrick Van Damme | 10.5281/zenodo.10211511 | POSTER |
| ABSTRACT TITLE | AUTHOR | CO AUTHORS | DOI | ORAL/POSTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementing agroforestry systems in cocoa production as climate change adaptation methods – Case study from Ivory Coast | Mrs Renée Brunelle | Mr Kakou Alban Antoine M’Bo, Mr Alla Kouadio Okou, Mrs Rachel Tchéma, Dr Virginie Levasseur | 10.5281/zenodo.10213118 | ORAL |
| Diversity and Uses of Non-Timber Forest Products in Organic Cocoa base Agroforests in the South-East of Côte d’Ivoire. | Prof Constant Yves ADOU YAO | Ms Antoinette Bonna TOKOU, Ms Rolande Kouassi ETTIEN, Dr Aimé Bi Tra VROH, Mr Benjamin GARNIER, | 10.5281/zenodo.10213179 | POSTER |
| Afforestation of savannah using cocoa agroforestry: impacts on ecosystem services and effects of associated tree species on soil fertility | Mr jean-Michel Harmand | Mrs Annemarijn Nijmeijer, Mrs Marie Sauvadet, Mr Seguy Enock, Mr Jean-Daniel Essobo, Mr Eltson Eteckji Fonkeng | 10.5281/zenodo.10213230 | ORAL |
| Leaf density, adult vegetative vigor and flushing intensity as relevant criteria for evaluating drought resistance of cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao L.) | Miss SANDRINE OKAYO MINAKOU | Dr MATHIAS GNION TAHI, Dr Boguinard Sahin Honorine Brigitte GUIRAUD, Dr VINCENT JOHNSON, Dr CHRISTIAN CILAS, Prof SELASTIQUE DOFFOU AKAFFOU | 10.5281/zenodo.10213293 | ORAL |
| Agronomic and economic performances of improved cacao clones under different agro-ecological conditions in Costa Rica. | Dr Dominique Dessauw | Mr Omar Miguel Tarqui-Freire, Dr Laurène Feintrenie, Dr Mariela E. Leandro-Muñoz, Dr Rolando Hermes Cerda-Bustillos | 10.5281/zenodo.10213324 | ORAL |
| Improving Access to Information on Cocoa Planting Material to Benefit Farmers: An Introduction to the Updated International Cocoa Germplasm Database | Dr Christopher James Turnbull | Dr Andrew J Daymond, Dr Michelle J End, Prof Paul Hadley | 10.5281/zenodo.10213357 | POSTER |
| Rootstocks: A key tool in adapting to climate change | Mrs Edith Moreno Martinez | Mrs Diannefair Duarte Hernández, Mr Paula Alejandra Arenas Velilla | 10.5281/zenodo.10213394 | POSTER |
| Selection of new varieties of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) adapted to the effects of climate change in Côte d’Ivoire | Dr Gnion Mathias TAHI | Dr Boguinard Sahin Honorine Brigitte GUIRAUD, Dr Inago Caudou TREBISSOU, Dr Jean-Noël EHOUNOU, Mr Vincent Johnson, Dr Christian CILAS | 10.5281/zenodo.10213417 | POSTER |
| Strategies for improving farmer living conditions for sustainable cacao production in Côte d’Ivoire | Miss Bonna Antoinette TOKOU | Prof Constant Yves ADOU YAO, Prof Stefan SIEBER, Dr Katharina LÖHR | 10.5281/zenodo.10214057 | ORAL |
| A Physiological Model to Quantify Impacts of Climate Change Variables on Cocoa Productivity | Dr Andrew James Daymond | Dr Fiona Lahive, Mr Julian Fernando Mateus-Rodriguez, Prof Paul Hadley | 10.5281/zenodo.10214079 | ORAL |
| Fish farming as a way for diversifying sources of income in the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire | Mr Antoine Kouamé Kouadio | Mrs Elodie Pepey, Mr Joel Niamien, Mr Lucas Fertin, Mr Simon Pouil, Mr Charles Boussou | 10.5281/zenodo.10214095 | ORAL |
| Perception of climate change and adaptations of cocoa producers in the Divo production area | Dr Evelyne Marise ASSI | Dr Pierre Walet N’guessan, Dr Mathias Gnion Tahi, Dr Brigitte Honorine Guiraud, Dr Françoise Balet Gogbé, Dr Norbert N’dri | 10.5281/zenodo.10214126 | ORAL |
| Combined effects of elevated [CO2] and increased temperatures on cacao reproductive development | Mr Julian Fernando Mateus-Rodriguez | Dr Andrew Daymond, Dr Fiona Lahive, Prof Paul Hadley | 10.5281/zenodo.10214163 | ORAL |
| Exploiting the Cocoa genetic variation for flowering time and pod development period for climate adaptation: relationship to selected yield components | Mrs Surja Chakrabarti | Prof Pathmanathan Umaharan | 10.5281/zenodo.10214186 | ORAL |
| Vulnerability of cocoa-based agroforestry systems to climate change in West Africa | Mr Antonio Jesús Ariza Salamanca | Prof Rafael María Navarro-Cerrillo, Dr Clare Stirling, Dr Jayne Crozier, Dr Pablo González-Moreno, | 10.5281/zenodo.10214203 | ORAL |
| Effect of Climate Change on the Management of Phytophtora Pod rot of Cacao in Nigeria | Mr Sunday Oluremi Agbeniyi | Mr Modelele O Adeniyi, Mr Babatunde A Ogundeji | 10.5281/zenodo.10213026 | POSTER |
| Fighting climate change through “patrimonialization”: Study cases of the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. | Mrs Henry Laura | NaN | 10.5281/zenodo.10214229 | POSTER |
| Rapid assessment of soil health in cocoa landscapes around Téné Forest Reserve, Middle-West Côte d’Ivoire | Mr Ebagnerin Jérôme Tondoh | Mr Fulbert Ngbala, Mr Yannick Baidai, Mr Guillaume Kouassi, Mr Christophe Kouamé, | 10.5281/zenodo.10214238 | ORAL |
| ABSTRACT TITLE | AUTHOR | CO AUTHORS | DOI | ORAL/POSTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decoding the fine flavour properties of dark chocolates | Ms Lisa Ullrich | Mrs Bettina Casty, Dr Amandine André, Dr Martin Steinhaus, Prof Tilo Hühn, Prof Irene Chetschik | 10.5281/zenodo.10223994 | ORAL |
| Cash transfers, resilience and child labour in Ghana | Mrs Anna Bruederle | NaN | 10.5281/zenodo.10224003 | POSTER |
| Strengthening Cacao Market Development Through Added Value Innovation | Miss i Gusti Agung Ayu Widiastuti | NaN | 10.5281/zenodo.10224020 | POSTER |
| Development of cocoa physical reference samples for training and calibration of sensory evaluation panels: perspectives from a range of food products | Ms Dolores Ixmucané Alvarado Rupflin | Mr Chinkee Lim, Ms Brigitte Laliberté | 10.5281/zenodo.10224030 | ORAL |
| Applying computer vision to cocoa bean cut test images: towards an efficient and accessible tool for evaluating physical quality | Mr Neil Slettehaugh | Mr Andrew Meter, Ms Brigitte Laliberte, Ms Dolores Alvarado | 10.5281/zenodo.10224046 | ORAL |
| First Sensory Map of Cocoa Almonds in the State of Pará, Brazil. | Dr Fernando Teixeira Mendes | Ms Inácia do Vale Batista, Mr Luiz Felipe Assis, Ms Nayara Letícia Nascimento Reginaldo | 10.5281/zenodo.10224057 | ORAL |
| Consumer perception of the circular economy and the cocoa value chain in Côte d’Ivoire | Mr Simeon Deo Hannes Human | Dr David Bozward, Dr Ayodeji Owoeye | 10.5281/zenodo.10224067 | ORAL |
| Official Rural Credit for Cacao in the Amazon: problem or solution? | Dr Fernando Teixeira Mendes | Mr Luiz Felipe Assis, Ms Inácia do Vale Batista | 10.5281/zenodo.10224084 | POSTER |
| Quality of traded raw cocoa: origin specific variation, correlations of quality determining factors and development of a “cocoa quality system” | Mrs Christina Rohsius | Mrs Silke Elwers, Mr Reinhard Lieberei | 10.5281/zenodo.10224111 | ORAL |
| New smells and flavours of Venezuelan cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) | Mr Alexis José Zambrano | Mrs Gladys Isabel Ramos, Mr Néstor Enrique González, Mr Álvaro Gómez | 10.5281/zenodo.10224138 | POSTER |
| Kinetics of Cadmium Bioaccumulation in Beans of Five Cocoa Varieties | Ms Jennifer Jackeline Garcia | Mr Luis Fernando Garcia, Patricia Vanessa Garcia | 10.5281/zenodo.10224176 | POSTER |
