Market Analysis for Colombian Specialty Cocoa in Europe
Analysis of Demand Conditions for Colombian Specialty Cocoa in the Swiss and European Market (including EU Green Deal and the current Deforestation-free Supply Chain Legislation).
Steckbrief
- Lead-Departement Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften
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Institut
HAFL Institut Hugo P. Cecchini
Agronomie - Forschungseinheit Internationale Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung
- Förderorganisation Andere
- Laufzeit (geplant) 10.11.2023 - 10.05.2024
- Projektverantwortung Dr. Ingrid Fromm
- Projektleitung Dr. Ingrid Fromm
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Projektmitarbeitende
Dr. Ingrid Fromm
Micha Fournier
Prof. Dr. Matthias Meier - Partner Swisscontact
- Schlüsselwörter Access to markets and value chains;Society, policy and rural development;Project cycle management and impact assessment;
Ausgangslage
In accordance with the scope of the initiatives carried out within the framework of the C+C Program, related to “Vertical integration for value addition in the cocoa chain” and the “Cocoa sustainability protocol for access to the European market”, it is necessary to strengthen the analysis of the demand conditions of the European market. This is particularly the case for semi-finished products such as Cocoa Liqueur, where there’s a potential to create mechanisms that integrate the value chain in accordance with the voluntary or mandatory requirements of the related European market. The objective of the study is to analyze the market requirements demanded by European importing companies that process cocoa (with Swiss priority), as well as the mandatory or voluntary requirements regarding sustainability in accordance with the European Green Pact, with the purpose of building a business model that generate sustainable growth opportunities for the cocoa value chain.