Scientific Committee
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Bruno EFOMBAGN
IRAD, Cameroon-Chair
Cocoa genetic resources and breeding
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Yeirme Yaneth Jaimes SUAREZ
AGROSAVIA, Colombia
Phytopathology, microbiology, integrated disease management and population biology.
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Verina INGRAM
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Socio-economic aspects of cocoa farming and value chain, Cocoa supply/value chain governance, Farm diversification, Cocoa related deforestation , Cocoa agroforestry
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Philippe BASTIDE
BCC&C, France
Agrophysiology
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Michelle END
CRA, UK
Cocoa genetic resources and breeding, crop protection, quality requirements for the industry.
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Mathias TAHI
CNRA, Côte d'Ivoire
Cocoa breeding and diseases resistance.
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Karina GRAMACHO
CEPEC/CEPLAC, Brazil
Plant pathogen interaction, Fungal biology and evolution, histopathology, molecular biology
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Frances BEKELE
CRC, Trinidad & Tobago
Cacao germplasm characterisation management, evaluation, utilisation and conservation, sustainable cocoa production and farmer livelihoods, climate change mitigation in cocoa, diversified and optimized cocoa farming systems
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Christian BUNN
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Germany
Climate change adaptation, social-ecological transformation, resilient value chains.
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Christian CILAS
CIRAD, France
Biostatistics, Quantitative Genetics, Plant Epidemiology
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Brigitte LALIBERTE
Cocoa of Excellence, Rome, Italy
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Genetic diversity conservation and use, post-harvest, quality & flavour,
climate change and contaminants adaptation.
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Dr. Soetanto ABDOELLAH
ICCRI, Indonesia
Cocoa Cultivation, GAP techniques, Shade and irrigation, water/soil fertility management