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Del mullo a ianamullu: desarrollando un envase para chocolates basado en la historia del cacao y de la Spondylus

, 2021
Este escrito surge como resultado del trabajo realizado durante el taller “Diseño e identidad local en Ecuador”, dictado por elprofesor Raul Cunca en Quito; y busca ilustrar el desarrollo de un contenedor/envase (packaging) que refleje la identidad ...
Ortiz Sánchez, Ivonne Patricia
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Análisis de competitividad del destino turístico y el desarrollo de las rutas del cacao ecuatoriano

Turismo y Patrimonio, 2022
Combinar determinadas actividades recreativas junto con la producción agrícola contribuye favorablemente al turismo; razón por la que, en esta investigación, se analiza la competitividad del destino turístico y el desarrollo de las rutas del cacao ...
Diego Salazar Duque, Daniela Espinoza Muñoz   +1 more
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Economic vulnerability of the cacao value chain to the cadmium (Cd) regulation in chocolates: a whole-chain analysis in Ecuador, Colombia, and Costa Rica

Frontiers in Environmental Economics
The EU regulation on cadmium (Cd) in chocolates has posed significant trade challenges for cacao-producing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Guillermo Zambrano, Karen Ramírez, José Luis Vázquez, Felipe Montealegre, Luis Sánchez, Daniel Bravo, Byron Moyano, Laura Ramírez, Eduardo Chávez, Adriana Santos   +9 more
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El cacao en la Costa ecuatoriana: estudio de su dimensión cultural y económica

Estudios de la Gestión, 2020
Este artículo presenta cronológicamente hechos histórico-culturales y económicos del cacao en Ecuador. Por intermedio de la metáfora del tejido, se establece una doble mirada de su historia, considerando que ha sido uno de los productos primarios de ...
Andrés Abad, Cristina Acuña, Efraín Naranjo   +2 more
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Tachinidae (Diptera) as Floral Visitors and Pollinators in Natural and Managed Systems

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We review the roles of bristle flies (Tachinidae) as pollinators in natural and managed systems. We find that most tachinid genera visit flowers and that floral‐adapted mouthparts have evolved repeatedly many times in the family. We review patterns of floral specificity and assess the efficacy of tachinids as pollinators with case studies.
John O. Stireman III, Pierfilippo Cerretti   +1 more
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Bold Claims, Low Wages: Why Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) Struggle to Implement Living Wages

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS)—such as Fairtrade International and the Forest Stewardship Council—aim to improve sustainability in global supply chains by setting high social and environmental standards and certifying businesses that adopt them.
Elizabeth A. Bennett
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Phenotypic, physicochemical, sensory, and functional attributes of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) from Brazilian Amazonian floodplain and upland ecosystems

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 13, Page 7775-7783, October 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) from the Brazilian Amazon plays an important role in national production. While most cocoa is cultivated in upland systems, floodplain ecosystems represent a traditional and distinct production environment that may influence bean composition and quality.
Danielle Amaral e Silva, Consuelo Lúcia Sousa de Lima, Giulia Victória Silva Lima, Angela Maria Miranda Silva, Neirivaldo Cavalcante da Silva, Hervé Louis Ghislain Rogez, Jesus Nazareno Silva de Souza   +6 more
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Green Extraction Techniques for Recovering Polyphenols From Cocoa Bean Shells for Application in Food Processing: A Systematic Review

Journal of Food Science, Volume 91, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Cocoa bean shells (CBSs), a by‐product of cocoa processing, are an underutilized source of bioactive polyphenols with strong potential for functional food applications. Although several studies and reviews have investigated polyphenol extraction techniques, gaps remain in consolidating findings, optimizing extraction conditions, and ...
Joy Chinenye Mba, Leda Atílio Pita, Helen Obioma Agu, Chioke Amaefuna Okolo, Carmen Sílvia Fávaro‐Trindade   +4 more
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Actualización de la Micobiota Patogénica del Cacao “arriba” (Theobroma cacao) presente en la Costa Ecuatoriana

Revista Tecnológica, 2011
El cacao (Theobroma cacao L) fino de aroma, uno de los cultivos de mayor importancia en el Ecuador, se ve afectado por la presencia de enfermedades fungosas como la moniliasis que ocasionan grandes pérdidas en la producción.
María Gabriela Maridueña Zavala, María Isabel Jiménez Feijoo, Esther Lilia Peralta García   +2 more
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Análisis de la producción y la industria del cacao fino de aroma en el periodo 2007-2015 en Ecuador.

, 2018
Esta investigación presenta información acerca de la producción e industria del cacao fino de aroma en Ecuador, se analizan los factores que inciden en la competividad para lo cual se determinó la situación en la economía nacional e internacional del ...
Quijia Juiña, Estefany Gabriela
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