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    Cocoa Research Association Ltd.

Cocoa Research Association Ltd.

CRA Ltd. is a UK based organisation managing scientific cocoa research on behalf of Cadbury Ltd/Kraft Foods, Mars and members of NYSE Liffe. CRA Ltd took over the cocoa research programme from the UK Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate & Confectionery Association (BCCCA) in 2008 and provides support for key international resources such as the International Cocoa Genebank in Trinidad, and the International Cocoa Quarantine Centre and the International Cocoa Germplasm Database both at the University of Reading, UK. 

 Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Enseñanza

 

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza

International research organization, based in Central America, with major cacao genebank, already with international status, which will form part of nucleus of CacaoNet international collection

 Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira

 
Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira

National research organization with major holdings of cacao germplasm, in area of origin of cacao

 

 Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement

 

Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement

National research organization (of France) concerned with tropical crops and development cooperation ; maintains TropGENE database with molecular data on cacao diversity

 Cocoa Producers Alliance

Cocoa Producers Alliance

Alliance of cocoa-producing countries

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

 

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

National research organization of a major cocoa producing country, with significant germplasm holdings

 

Cocoa Research Unit

 

Cocoa Research Unit of the University of the West Indies

National organization with major cacao genebank, currently seeking international status, which will form part of nucleus of CacaoNet international collection

 International Cocoa Organisation

 

International Cocoa Organisation

The recognized commodity body for cocoa

 


 International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

International research organization, based in West Africa, and with germplasm holdings related to that region


International Group for the Genetic Improvement of Cocoa

 

International Group   for the Genetic Improvement of Cocoa

Informal association of cacao breeders

 

 Instituto Nacional de Investigaçâo Agrária e des Pescas

Instituto Nacional de Investigaçâo Agrária e des Pescas

National research organization with major holdings of cacao germplasm, in area of origin of cacao

bioversity

 

Bioversity International

It provides secretariat for CacaoNet and technical advice on germplasm management, especially policy and legal aspects. Bioversity also takes care of the CacaoNet website.

 Malaysian Cocoa Board

Malaysian Cocoa Board

National organization of an increasingly important producer country

 University of Reading

 University of Reading

Managers of the international quarantine facility and of the International Cocoa Germplasm Database (showing germplasm holdings and phenotypic characterization)

 United States Department of Agriculture

 

United States Department of Agriculture


National research organization supporting work on characterization, informatics and the start-up of CacaoNet

 

 World Cocoa Foundation

World Cocoa Foundation

WCF supports responsible and sustainable cocoa efforts. it has provided a forum for discussions of CacaoNet and support for start-up activities