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Comparative proteomic analysis of unfermented cocoa beans reveals key metabolic differences between fine-flavor and bulk genotypes. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Plant Sci
de Oliveira AC   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cacao value chains and credence attributes: lessons from Ecuador

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2022
PurposeMotivated by transformations in global food systems and increasing demand for multidimensional credence attributes, the authors analyze cacao value chains in Ecuador – the main producer of fine and flavor cacao worldwide. The authors identify opportunities and discuss how private and public sector initiatives can help meet emerging challenges ...
Alexis H Villacis, Jeffrey Alwang
exaly   +2 more sources

Neighbor Trees: Shade, Intercropping, and Cacao in Ecuador

Human Ecology, 2004
Previous studies have shown that shade trees in cacao and coffee are important habitats for inter-American migratory birds. A survey of 21 cacao farmers along the northern, central, and southern Pacific Coast of Ecuador found that shade trees are associated with unirrigated, traditional cacao varieties and low levels of chemical inputs.
Eric Boa
exaly   +2 more sources

Microsatellite variation and population structure in the “Refractario” cacao of Ecuador

Conservation Genetics, 2007
Utilization of germplasm for crop improvement is often hampered by absence of information regarding origin, genetic identity and genealogical relationships of germplasm groups or populations. Molecular marker technology offers an efficient tool to verify or reconstruct passport data. Using a high-throughput genotyping system with 15 microsatellite loci,
Dapeng Zhang   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Vulnerability to climate change of cultivated and wild cacao in Ecuador

Climatic Change
Viviana Ceccarelli   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Strategies to Strengthen Ecuador's High-Value Cacao Value Chain

2022
Since the early nineteenth century, cacao has been an important export earner for Ecuador. Today the importance of this sector remains, as Ecuador is the main producer and exporter of Fine and Flavor cacao worldwide. Motivated by the main transformations of the global food systems and the increasing demand for multidimensional credence attributes, this
Alexis Villacis   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Caracterización química del cacao Nacional y CCN51 en Los Ríos, Ecuador

Revista Alfa
La caracterización química de cultivares de cacao representa una herramienta clave para fortalecer la trazabilidad, la diferenciación agroindustrial y la certificación de origen. El objetivo del estudio es evaluar el efecto del genotipo y de la localidad
Luis Antonio Alcívar Torres   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Determinantes de la competitividad de la exportación de cacao en el Ecuador. Período 2015-2023

Arandu-UTIC
El cacao ecuatoriano, reconocido por su calidad y aroma únicos, especialmente el cacao fino de aroma, ha enfrentado diversos desafíos y oportunidades en el período 2015-2023.
Jhomara Elizabeth Altamirano Arevalo   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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