Cadmium is a heavy metal which accumulates in the body and affects our health. In order to control the amount we consume, the EU has set maximum permissible levels for different foods. A regulation specifying maximum levels of cadmium in cocoa and chocolate products came into force in January 201...
Meter, A.
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Atkinson, R.J.
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Laliberte, B.
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[Cadmium in cacao from Latin America and the Caribbean: A review of research and potential mitigation solutions]
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Cadmium in cacao from Latin America and the Caribbean: A review of research and potential mitigation solutions
El cadmio es un metal pesado que se acumula en el cuerpo y afecta nuestra salud. Para controlar la cantidad que consumimos, la UE ha establecido los niveles máximos permitidos para diferentes alimentos. Un reglamento que especifica los niveles máximos de cadmio en los productos de cacao y chocola...
Meter, A.
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Atkinson, R.J.
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Laliberte, B.
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[Cadmio en el cacao de América Latina y el Caribe: Análisis de la investigación y soluciones potenciales para la mitigación]
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Cadmio en el cacao de América Latina y el Caribe: Análisis de la investigación y soluciones potenciales para la mitigación
The global status of research on the effects of drought, temperature and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on the cacao plant, and the role of genetic diversity in producing more resilient cacao, are presented in this report. With the aim to enhance what we know about the resilience of cacao t...
Medina, V.
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Laliberte, B.
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[A review of research on the effects of drought and temperature stress and increased CO2 on Theobroma cacao L., and the role of genetic diversity to address climate change]
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A review of research on the effects of drought and temperature stress and increased CO2 on Theobroma cacao L., and the role of genetic diversity to address climate change
The review, coordinated by Bioversity International, presents an impartial, evidence-based review of cacao propagation methods, to serve as a basis for the assessment and implementation of strategies for providing farmers with quality planting materials, adapted to current and future needs (cultu...
Sena Gomes, A.R.
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Andrade Sodré, G.
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Guiltinan, M.
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Lockwood, R.
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Maximova, S.
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Laliberte, B.
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End, M.
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[Supplying new cocoa planting material to farmers: a review of propagation methodologies]
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Supplying new cocoa planting material to farmers: a review of propagation methodologies
The CFC/ICCO/Bioversity project was in response to an urgent need to revitalize cacao breeding and research globally for increasing resistance to pests and disease. It aimed to strengthen national cacao improvement programmes and increase international collaboration by carrying out joint evaluati...
Medina, V.
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Meter, A.
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Demers, N.
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Laliberte, B.
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[Review of the CFC/ICCO/Bioversity project on cacao germplasm evaluation (1998-2010)]
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Review of the CFC/ICCO/Bioversity project on cacao germplasm evaluation (1998-2010)
Guiltinan, M.
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Lockwood, G.
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Maximova, S.
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Sena Gomes, A.R.
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Sodre, G.A.
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Laliberte, B.
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End, M.
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Weise, S.F.
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[Supplying new cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) planting material to farmers: A review of cacao propagation methodologies]
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Supplying new cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) planting material to farmers: A review of cacao propagation methodologies
Louafi, S.
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Meter, A.
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Laliberte, B.
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Medina, V.
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[Global collaboration on cacao genetic resources: incentives, constraints and institutional structures]
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Global collaboration on cacao genetic resources: incentives, constraints and institutional structures