21st February 2025
14:00 GMT/UTC | 15:00 CET | 09:00 EST
Cocoa production faces a range of challenges including those centred around soil degradation and climate change.
Join us for a webinar to explore opportunities for collaboration within the fields of:
- application of organic amendments to improve soil health and yield.
- development of cocoa planting material with resilience to climate change.
Webinar Programme
- Introduction to the Cocoa Programme at Reading – Andrew Daymond University of Reading, UK
- Introduction to the UKRI / Innovate Scoping Project – Paul Hadley University of Reading, UK
- Utilising compost and biochar from cocoa pod husks – Laura Atuah KNUST, Ghana
- Integrated Crop Pest Management for Climate-Smart Cocoa Production – Samuel Orisajo CRIN Nigeria
- Breeding for climate resilient cocoa – Uilson Lopes CCEPEC/CEPLAC
- Discussion
This event is organised by the University of Reading, and forms part of a UKRI / Innovate scoping project to build networks between Brazil, the UK, Ghana and Nigeria, although the topics are likely to be of interest to all cocoa growing countries.