Scientific Committee
Bruno EFOMBAGN
IRAD, Cameroon-Chair
Cocoa genetic resources and breeding
Yeirme Yaneth Jaimes SUAREZ
AGROSAVIA, Colombia
Phytopathology, microbiology, integrated disease management and population biology.
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
Philippe BASTIDE
BCC&C, France
Agrophysiology
Michelle END
CRA, UK
Cocoa genetic resources and breeding, crop protection, quality requirements for the industry.
Mathias TAHI
CNRA, Côte d'Ivoire
Cocoa breeding and diseases resistance.
Karina GRAMACHO
CEPEC/CEPLAC, Brazil
Plant pathogen interaction, Fungal biology and evolution, histopathology, molecular biology
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
Christian BUNN
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Germany
Climate change adaptation, social-ecological transformation, resilient value chains.
Christian CILAS
CIRAD, France
Biostatistics, Quantitative Genetics, Plant Epidemiology
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.
Dr. Soetanto ABDOELLAH
ICCRI, Indonesia
Cocoa Cultivation, GAP techniques, Shade and irrigation, water/soil fertility management