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).
Factsheet
- Lead school School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
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Institute
HAFL Institut Hugo P. Cecchini
Agriculture - Research unit International Agriculture and Rural Development
- Funding organisation Others
- Duration (planned) 10.11.2023 - 10.05.2024
- Project management Dr. Ingrid Fromm
- Head of project Dr. Ingrid Fromm
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Project staff
Dr. Ingrid Fromm
Micha Fournier
Prof. Dr. Matthias Meier - Partner Swisscontact
- Keywords Access to markets and value chains;Society, policy and rural development;Project cycle management and impact assessment;
Situation
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.
