report on the second roundtable for a sustainable cocoa economy

REPORT ON THE SECOND ROUNDTABLE FOR A SUSTAINABLE COCOA ECONOMY (RSCE2)

PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 24 – 26 MARCH 2009

Note by the Secretariat:

This report has been prepared by the Secretariat to inform the stakeholders and the interested

public on the proceedings and results of the Second Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy (RSCE2). The report includes the “Declaration of Trinidad and Tobago” and the working document “Key Elements to Enhance the Implementation of the Accra Agenda”.

RSCE2 i s sponso red by :

The Netherlands Germany Côte d’Ivoire Trinidad and Tobago

International Cocoa Organization

Switzerland

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REPORT ON THE SECOND ROUNDTABLE

FOR A SUSTAINABLE COCOA ECONOMY (RSCE2)

1. The Second Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy (RSCE2) was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 24-26 March 2009 at the kind invitation of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, with sponsorship generously provided by the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago. The meeting was facilitated by the Co-ordinator of the Roundtable and by the ICCO Secretariat. 2. The Roundtable brought together almost 300 participants from 29 countries. The detailed List of Participants is attached to this report as Annex IV. Participants included representatives from cocoa farmers, co-operatives, traders, exporters, processors, chocolate manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations. The meeting was conducted over three days in seven plenary sessions, three focus groups and small discussion rounds. The Programme of the RSCE2 is attached to this report as Annex III. Each Focus Group analyzed a given topic from the perspective of a different stakeholder group: from the perspective of farmers, the public sector and the private sector. Participants were free to participate in the group of their choice. SESSION 1

3. The first plenary session consisted of the Opening Ceremony of the Roundtable and was presided over by H.E. Senator The Honourable Arnold Piggott, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Addresses were given by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Simeon Yearwood, as well as by Dr. Jan Vingerhoets, Executive Director of the ICCO, Ms. Jacqueline Rawlins, Chair of the Cocoa and Coffee Industry Board of Trinidad and Tobago, Ms Chantal Oltramare, representing the RSCE2 sponsors, and by Mme. Amouan Acquah, Chair of the RSCE2. The final keynote speech and opening of the meeting were delivered by the Minister himself. SESSION 2

4. The second plenary session chaired by Mme. Amouan Acquah began with a presentation of a video entitled “The Journey of the Golden Bean in Trinidad and Tobago”. This was followed by presentation of the RSCE2 background documents, including an analysis of the current situation of the cocoa economy together with two forward-looking papers. The first paper entitled Summary Report of the RSCE2 Preparatory Meeting in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) was presented by Mr. Robert Yapo Assamoi. This was followed by the Guidelines on Best Known Practices in the Cocoa Value Chain, presented by Dr. Jean-Marc Anga. Mme. Amouan Acquah introduced the document on Social Issues in a Sustainable Cocoa Economy. Presentations were then given by Mr. Tony Lass MBE on a Study on Traceability and Tracking and by Mr. Simon Schnetzer on Sustainability Initiatives and the Challenge of Compliance. The session was concluded with two forward-looking documents, the Modus Operandi of RSCE presented by Mr. Tony Lass MBE and the Draft Principles for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy, presented by Mr. Marcel Vernooij.

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5. In the third session of the Roundtable, participants met in small groups in the “Cocoa Village”1 and discussed the following two topics in two sessions of 30-45 minutes: A - What are your personal success stories in the sustainable production and use of cocoa? B - What are your challenges in implementing best known practices in the cocoa chain? Participants noted that success stories for some stakeholders constituted challenges for others. The exercise provided an opportunity for mutual learning and sharing of ideas. The essence of these discussions was then reported back to the plenary by four moderators from the Cocoa Village discussions. SESSION 4

6. The fourth session of the Roundtable began with presentations by representatives of certification schemes, addressing the question “How does your certification scheme for cocoa contribute towards the development of a sustainable cocoa economy?” This question was addressed by Mr. Alex Assanvo, from the Faitrade Labelling Organization, Ms Anne Laven from Organic/KIT, Mr. Edward Millard from Rainforest Alliance and finally by Mr. Daan de Vries from Utz Certified. 7. The next group of presentations given by Mr. David Preece from Cadbury PLC and Mr. Jeff Morgan from Mars Inc, as representatives of chocolate companies, centred on the question “How do your investments in the cocoa supply chain contribute towards the development of a sustainable cocoa economy?” 8. The final group of presentations was given by representatives from international organizations on “How does your organization contribute towards the development of a sustainable cocoa economy?” This question was addressed by Mr. Hope Sona Ebai from the Cocoa Producers’ Alliance, Mr. Peter McAllister from the International Cocoa Initiative and finally by Mr. Bill Guyton from the World Cocoa Foundation. SESSIONS 5-8

9. On Day 2 of the Roundtable, three focus groups met simultaneously throughout the day in Sessions 5 to 8 to work on Specifications of Priority Areas for Action and Practical Next Steps Towards Sustainability. Participants were free to join any of the three groups, based on their area of interest, discussing the topic from the perspectives of the public sector, the private sector and the farmers respectively. Each of the meetings started with a series of introductory presentations. The presentations stimulated active and fruitful discussions among the different stakeholders, facilitated by the Chair. 10. Focus Group “A” reviewed the topic from the public sector perspective under the chairmanship of Dr. Ismail Azhar, Director General of the Malaysia Cocoa Board. A total of six presentations were given, beginning with Mr. Francis Acquah Otu, farmers’ representative from Ghana, on “Sustainable Returns for the Cocoa Sector”; followed by Mr. Isidoro de la Rosa, farmers’ representative from the Dominican Republic on “Cocoa in the Dominican Republic”; Dr. Ismail Azhar, Malaysian Cocoa Board, entitled the “Public Sector Role in a Sustainable World Cocoa Economy: Malaysian Experience”; Dr. Karsten Keunecke, German Confectionary Association (BDSI), Germany, on “Sustainability – an Important Challenge for all Stakeholders in the Chocolate Economy”;

1 The “Cocoa Village” was organized according to the methodology of the “World Café” - for further information please visit www.theworldcafe.com.


Dr. Jan Engels, Global Network of Cacao Genetic Resources (Cacao Net), on “How do cacao genetic resources contribute to a sustainable world cocoa economy?” and concluded with Ms. Marieke Poissonier, Oxfam Wereldwinkels Belgium on “Oxfam’s Perspective on the Role of the Public Sector in the Cocoa Chain”. 11. Focus Group “B” discussed the topic from the perspective of the private sector under the chairmanship of Dr. Martin Gilmour representing CAOBISCO. A total of seven presentations were given, starting with Ms. Laura Gonzalez, farmers’ representative from Ecuador, on “Asociatividad – Alternatives for a Sustainable Development in the Agricultural Sector”; followed by Mr. Dick de Graaf, FNV-B Netherlands, on “A Fair Level Playing Field in Cocoa”; Mr. Pierre Etoa Abena, Office National du Cacao et du Café (ONCC) Cameroon, on “The Measures Implemented by the Government to Achieve a Sustainable Cocoa Economy”; Ms. Isabelle Adam, European Cocoa Association, on “A Private Sector Perspective”; Mr. Toussaint N’Guessan, RIAD Côte d’Ivoire, on “What are specific actions between producers and the private sector?”; Mr. Luiz Vicente Facco, CONTAG Brazil, on “Measures to improve the Sustainability of the Cocoa Economy”; and concluded with Dr. Jeanne N’Goran, Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Côte d’Ivoire, on “A Partnership Between Agronomic Research and the Private Sector for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy”. 12. Focus Group “C” discussed the topic from the farmers’ perspective under the chairmanship of Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah from the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG). A total of six presentations were given, commencing with Mr. Aka Kanga, farmers’ representative from Côte d’Ivoire, on “The Challenges of Sustainable Cocoa at the Farmers’ Level”; followed by Mr. Joshua Olawale Oyedele, farmers’ representative from Nigeria, on “Sustainability Options: The Nigerian Experience”; Dr. Stephan Weise, STCP/IITA, on “Towards a Sustainable Cocoa Economy: Experiences from West African Cocoa Communities”; Mr. Vicente Urrutia, MAGAP Ecuador, on “Politics for the Ecuadorian Cocoa Sector”; Mr. David Kpelle, ACC Ghana, on the “Role and Responsibility of the Farmer in the Cocoa Supply Chain”; and concluded with Dr. Joao Luis Pereira, CEPEC Brazil, on “An Attempt to Identify Sources that Limit Sustainable Cultivation of Cocoa”. 13. Among the recommendations highlighted in the three Focus Groups, “A”, “B” and “C”, were the need to adopt best agricultural practices with minimum harm to the environment; to promote capacity building for farmers’ organizations; to expand markets for cocoa consumption; to stimulate awareness among young people of cocoa cultivation; to educate farmers on the utilization of cocoa by-products; to create and enforce adequate laws and norms; to develop a National Development Plan/ Inventory of cocoa resources; to encourage investment in research, education and extension services; to promote processing and consumption in origin countries; to enhance supply chain functioning; to facilitate access to credit facilities; to promote both mainstream and niche cocoa products; to support research and application in pests and disease control, to support actions for improved planting materials and improved soil fertility; and to work towards objective standards for sustainable cocoa.


SESSIONS 9 – 12: CONCLUSIONS

14. On Day 3, discussions took place in plenary sessions on the outcome of the work of the focus groups on Day 2. Participants then reviewed the steps towards achieving a sustainable cocoa economy, the future role of the RSCE and the draft Declaration of Trinidad and Tobago. 15. These deliberations resulted in a consensus document entitled “The Declaration of Trinidad and Tobago”, attached as Annex I. Participants also agreed to continue work on a document entitled “Key Elements to Enhance the Implementation of the Accra Agenda”, attached as Annex II; to further widen the scope of the “Guidelines on Best Known Practices in the Cocoa Value Chain” to include all stages such as processing, manufacturing, retailing and consumption; to continue to work as a coalition of stakeholders on the Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy, hosted and facilitated by ICCO; to set up an Expert Working Group to thoroughly study the feasibility of establishing a Cocoa Sustainability Fund to provide additional direct and timely financing of relevant projects and programmes in the cocoa sector, primarily for the benefit of producers. 16. Participants agreed to continue the process initiated in Accra and to hold a Third Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy (RSCE3) in the Netherlands, at a date to be determined. 17. The Roundtable concluded with participants expressing their heartfelt gratitude to the Government and to the people of Trinidad and Tobago for their warm hospitality and for the perfect organization of the Roundtable, thus contributing to its resounding success.


ANNEX I

THE DECLARATION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

1. At the generous invitation of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Second meeting of the Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy (RSCE2) took place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 24-26 March 2009. 2. The second Roundtable meeting was sponsored and facilitated by the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago and by the International Cocoa Organization. 3. The Roundtable brought together almost 300 participants from 29 countries spanning the five continents of the world. They included representatives from the Cocoa Producers’ Alliance and its Member governments, cocoa farmers, co-operatives, traders, exporters, processors, chocolate manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, governmental and non-governmental organizations. 4. The meetings were conducted over three days in seven plenary sessions and three focus groups. Each focus group meeting discussed the way forward, building on the Accra Agenda from a different perspective: one from the perspective of farmers, one from the perspective of governments and one from the perspective of the industry and civil society. Delegates were allowed to participate in whichever Focus Group was of most interest to them. 5. Participants reviewed the progress achieved in the implementation of the Accra Agenda and discussed major issues contained in a number of presentations. It was recognized that the Accra Agenda had raised awareness on the need to work towards a sustainable cocoa economy and had made considerable progress in that direction by establishing priority areas of action towards a sustainable cocoa economy. Participants in the second Roundtable expressed the strong wish to reach agreement on the way forward to better implement the priority areas of action contained in the Accra Agenda. 6. The presentations stimulated active and useful discussions amongst the different stakeholders, facilitated by the Chair. From the brainstorming sessions, each group developed a list of recommendations/areas for priority actions seen from their group’s perspective. The Roundtable arrived at the following conclusions: On Key Elements to Enhance the Implementation of the Accra Agenda

7. The Roundtable agreed on a working document containing ten key elements to be further discussed at future meetings. On the Guidelines on Best Known Practices in the Cocoa Value Chain

8. The Roundtable noted with appreciation the document presented and encouraged its authors to further improve it by widening its scope to include all stages such as processing, manufacturing, retailing and consumption.

Report on the RSCE2 Page 6 Modus Operandi of the RSCE

9. The Roundtable agreed to continue its work as a Coalition of Stakeholders hosted and facilitated by ICCO. The negotiations on the new International Cocoa Agreement provide Members with the opportunity to examine the ways and means of providing the appropriate legal framework for the Roundtable. On the Creation of a Cocoa Sustainability Fund

10. The Roundtable agreed to set up an Expert Working Group to thoroughly study the feasibility of establishing a Cocoa Sustainability Fund to provide additional direct and timely financing of relevant projects and programmes in the cocoa sector, primarily for the benefit of producers. This Fund should also support the use of non-financial measures to support producers. It was further agreed that there should be closer cooperation and coordination at national level between the public sector and private sector stakeholders to enhance the development of the cocoa sector. Next Steps

11. Participants expressed their resolve to continue working together in a spirit of cooperation and respect for the roles to be played by the different stakeholders. Action on the way forward suggested by many participants included support and encouragement for producing and consuming countries to develop and implement national plans for achieving a sustainable cocoa economy. Among others, it was also suggested to develop a system of monitoring of activities aimed at achieving sustainability in the cocoa sector. 12. Participants agreed to continue the process initiated in Accra and to hold a Third Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy (RSCE3) in the Netherlands, at a time to be determined. 13. Participants would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the Government and to the people of Trinidad and Tobago for their warm hospitality and for the perfect organization of the Roundtable, thus contributing to making it a resounding success.

Port of Spain, 26 March 2009


ANNEX II

WORKING DOCUMENT

"KEY ELEMENTS TO ENHANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCRA AGENDA"

Key Elements to Enhance the Implementation of the Accra Agenda Element 1: Transparency This element relates to promoting priority actions in the field of: provision and sharing of basic information (including statistics), matters of governance, cooperation among stakeholders, tracking and tracing, price development (including the role of subsidies and taxes), public investment and information between farmers and consumers. Element 2: Compliance with applicable laws and regulations This element relates to full implementation of international and national laws and regulation in all related aspects of the cocoa chain. Element 3: Remuneration for quality cocoa, productivity and improved farmers’ income This element addresses the need to promote adequate remuneration for quality cocoa brought to the market and improvement of farmers’ income, through priority actions such as the production of high quality cocoa, increased productivity and the promotion of consumption, including in producing countries. It also implies the enhancement of the use of such cocoa through marketing, transparency in markets, increased efficiency in the supply chain, development of new markets, price development and proper or equitable remuneration, and price risk management. Element 4: Access to credit and rural development services, and diversification This element addresses the diversification within cocoa farming, promoting off-farm employment, and a broader economic basis within rural areas producing cocoa. It also underpins the need for additional sources of rural income and innovative financing mechanisms of economic initiatives, such as through micro-credit and pre-financing arrangements. Element 5: Market access and market information This element provides an umbrella to priority actions in the field of market and trade information, trade rules, and the development, implementation and information sharing of quality standards. The element furthermore relates to cooperation among stakeholders to comply with changing regulations and to respond more quickly to market opportunities and changing consumer preferences.

Report on the RSCE2 Page 8 Element 6: Decent working conditions This element encompasses priority actions to ensure decent labour conditions of farmers and workers along the chain, equal rights and opportunities of women and men, non-discrimination, and the protection and promotion of the rights of the child. As such, this element also underlines that rules for decent labour in the cocoa economy are to be developed, and fully implemented, and that the worst forms of the use of child labour and forced adult labour are to be eliminated. Element 7: Support for farmers’ and workers’ organizations This element addresses the rights of farmers and workers within the context of national law to organize themselves, including through alliances, and freedom of expression. It encompasses educational activities and training through extension services. Element 8: Clear land use planning and proper infrastructure This element covers the priorities related to the inclusion of cocoa in agricultural and land use planning, clear land (use) rights that are suitable given the nature of cocoa farming, and the need for proper infrastructure. Element 9: Rational natural resource management This element covers the priority actions on good agricultural practices, and matters related to efficient natural resource use in transport, processing, manufacturing and retailing. It addresses sound management of soil, water and air along the supply chain. Element 10: Conservation and wise-use of biodiversity This element highlights the role of cocoa farming in preventing negative impacts on biological diversity within and outside the cocoa farm. Expansion should not take place in habitats with high conservation values. There is a need for a broad diversity basis for further improvement of cocoa. There are also good opportunities for cocoa farming to contribute to ecological zoning and other ecological services (e.g. climate, water) and make use of financial compensation mechanisms for such services.


ANNEX III: THE PROGRAMME OF THE RSCE2 IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Programme for the Second Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy (RSCE2) Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 24-27 March 2009 DATE / TIME Monday 23.03.2009

17:00 – 19:00 Pre-registration for the RSCE2 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSIONS2

DATE / TIME Tuesday 24.03.2009

08:00 – 09:00 Registration for the RSCE2 09:00 – 10:00 SESSION 1 - Opening Ceremony

Master of Ceremonies • Acknowledgements

Dr. Jan Vingerhoets, Executive Director, ICCO • Representative of the RSCE2 sponsors

Ms. Chantal Oltramare, Switzerland • RSCE: from Accra to Abidjan and Port of Spain

Mme. Amouan Acquah, Chair of the RSCE2 • Key note speech and opening of the meeting

Senator the Honourable Arnold Piggott, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Trinidad and Tobago

10:00 – 10:30 Cocoa Break 10:30 – 12:30 SESSION 2: Chair, Mme. Amouan Acquah, Chair of the RSCE2

• Presentation of Video: “The Journey of the Golden Bean in Trinidad and Tobago”

Analysis of the Current Situation • RSCE2/8: Summary report from the RSCE2 Preparatory Meeting in Abidjan

Mr. Robert Yapo Assamoi • RSCE2/3: Guidelines on Best Known Practices in the Cocoa Value Chain

Dr. Jean-Marc Anga • RSCE2/6: Social Issues Mme. Amouan Acquah • RSCE2/5: Study on Traceability and Tracking Mr. Tony Lass MBE • RSCE2/4: Sustainability Initiatives and the Challenge of Compliance Mr. Simon Schnetzer Moving our Thinking Forward • RSCE2/2: Modus operandi of RSCE Mr. Tony Lass MBE • RSCE2/7: Draft Principles for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy Mr. Marcel Vernooij Discussion in Plenary

2 Simultaneous translation to and from English, French and Spanish will be provided throughout the meetings.


OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSIONS (continued)


12:30 – 13:45 Lunch & Poster Sessions “A” and “B”

Poster Session “A”: Region - Latin America & Caribbean Poster Session “B”: Topic - Cocoa and sustainability: certification systems and

organized labour

13:45 – 16:00 SESSION 3: Chair, Ms. Gine Zwart, Vice-Chair of the RSCE2 Cocoa Village: 2 sessions of 30 - 45 minutes with a different topic A. What are your personal success stories in the sustainable production and use

of cocoa? B. What are your challenges in implementing best known practices in the cocoa

chain? Moderators of the “Cocoa Village” discussion tables

Topic A - English Topic A - French Topic B - English

Mr. Matthieu Guemas, Cargill West Africa

Ms. Chantal Oltramare, SECO, Switzerland

Mrs. Marie Louise Norton-Murray, CDE, Dominican Republic

Dr. Baerbel Weiligmann, TCC, Netherlands

Ms. Korotoum Doumbia, Côte d’Ivoire

Mr. Ibrahim Naibbi, FMCI, Nigeria

Mr. Sarulla bin Mamma, Cocoa Farmer, Malaysia

Topic A - Spanish Mr. Kamaldeo Maharaj, MALMR, Trinidad and Tobago

Mr. David Kpelle, African Cocoa Coalition, Ghana

Mr. Vicente Urrutia, MAGAP, Ecuador

Ms. Rachel Diender, Solidaridad, Netherlands

Mr. Phil Buckley, Hotel Chocolates, St. Lucia, West Indies

Mr. Juan Pablo Buchert, CNCF, Costa Rica

Topic B - French

Mr. Duane dove, TCE, Trinidad and Tobago / Sweden

Topic B - English Mr. Philippe Bastide, CIRAD, France

Mr. Neville Condapa, Cocoa Board, Jamaica

Mr. Edem Amegashie-Duvon, CMC, Ghana

Mr. Pierre Etoa Abena, ONCC, Cameroon

Mr. Ken Whiteman, JHB, Grenada/Belgium

Mr. Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann, GTZ, Germany

Topic B - Spanish

Mr. Richard Perrin, WAFF, Ghana

Ms. Beatriz Escobar, Chocolates el Rey, Venezuela

Dr. Peter Bretting, USDA, USA

Mr. Alfredo Dueñas, CCD, Ecuador

Presentation of results of discussions


OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSIONS (continued)


16:00 – 16:30 Cocoa Break

16:30 – 18:00 SESSION 4: Chair, Mr. Tony Lass MBE, Vice-Chair of the RSCE2 Presentations by representatives of certification schemes on: “How does your certification scheme for cocoa contribute towards the development of a sustainable cocoa economy?” • Fairtrade FLO, Mr. Alex Assanvo • Organic/KIT, Ms. Anne Laven • Rainforest Alliance, Mr. Edward Millard • UTZ Certified, Mr. Daan de Vries Presentations by representatives of companies on: “How do your investments in the cocoa supply chain contribute towards the development of a sustainable cocoa economy?” • Cadbury, Mr. David Preece • Mars, Mr. Jeff Morgan Presentations by representatives of international organizations on: “How does your organization contribute towards the development of a sustainable cocoa economy?” • COPAL, Mr. Hope Sona Ebai • ICI, Mr. Peter Mc. Allister • WCF, Mr. Bill Guyton

18:30 – 22:00 DINNER RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources is hosting a social event at the Hilton Hotel pool-side including a cultural show. The event will showcase excerpts from the 2009 Carnival celebrations with entertainment and cuisine from the diverse culture of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. Transport will be provided for delegates to and from the venue.


FOCUS GROUP SESSIONS

SPECIFICATION OF PRIORITY AREAS FOR ACTION AND PRACTICAL NEXT STEPS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

DATE / TIME Wednesday 25.03.2009

08:30 – 10:30 SESSION 5

Each Focus Group session will start with a number of introductory presentations. The speakers in the Focus Groups have been asked to deal with one or two aspects of the Background Documents presented on Day 1, from the perspective of the Public Sector (Group “A”), Private Sector (Group “B”) or Farmers (Group “C”). These presentations should preferably be based on personal experiences in efforts to achieve a sustainable cocoa economy.

Simultaneous translation to and from English, French and Spanish will be provided for all Focus Groups.

Focus Group “A”:

The public sector perspective

Chair: Dr. Ismail Azhar, MCB, Malaysia Rapporteur: Dr. Darin Sukha / Ms. Frances Bekele, UWI, Trinidad and Tobago Rapporteur: Mr. Han Loke Fong, ICCO

Focus Group “B”:

The private sector perspective

Chair: Dr. Martin Gilmour, CAOBISCO Rapporteur: Dr. Jeanne N’Goran, CNRA, Côte d’Ivoire Rapporteur: Mr. Laurent Pipitone, ICCO

Focus Group “C”:

The farmers’ perspective

Chair: Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah, CRIG, Ghana Rapporteur: Dr. Michelle End, CRA, United Kingdom Rapporteur: Mr. Yunusa Abubakar, ICCO

Introductory presentations:



1) Farmer Mr.Francis Acquah Otu, Ghana

1) Farmer Ms. Laura Gonzalez, CONCACAO, Ecuador

1) Farmer Mr. Aka Kanga, CNS, Côte d’Ivoire

2) Farmer Mr. Isidoro de la Rosa, Dominican Republic

2) Union Mr. Dick de Graaf, FNV-B,, Netherlands

2) Farmer Mr. Joshua Olawale Oyedele, Nigeria

3) Public Sector Dr. Ismail Azhar, MCB, Malaysia

3) Public Sector Mr. Pierre Etoa Abena, ONCC, Cameroon

3) Programmes Dr. Stephan Weise, STCP/IITA

4) Private Sector Dr. Karsten Keunecke, BDSI, Germany

4) Private Sector Ms. Isabelle Adam, ECA

4) Public Sector Mr. Vicente Urrutia,MAGAP, Ecuador

5) NGO Ms. Marieke Poissonier, Oxfam Wereldwinkels, Belgium

5) NGO Mr. Toussaint N’Guessan, RIAD, Côte d’Ivoire

5) NGO Mr. David Kpelle, ACC, Ghana

6) Research Dr. Jan Engels, Bioversity, Italy

6) NGO Mr. Luiz Vicente Facco, CONTAG, Brazil

6) Research Dr. Joao Luis Pereira, CEPEC, Brazil

7) Research Dr. Jeanne N’Goran, CNRA, Côte d’Ivoire


FOCUS GROUP SESSIONS

SPECIFICATION OF PRIORITY AREAS FOR ACTION AND PRACTICAL NEXT STEPS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

DATE / TIME Wednesday 25.03.2009

SESSION 5 Moderated group discussions on two themes:

1. Building on the Accra Agenda, review and discuss all RSCE documentation and specify priority areas for action, for the Public Sector (Focus Group “A”), for the Private Sector (Focus Group “B”) and for the Farmers (Focus Group “C”) respectively.

2. Building on the outcomes arising from the discussions on Theme 1, define practical next steps towards a more sustainable world cocoa economy, respectively by the Public Sector (Focus Group “A”), by the Private Sector (Focus Group “B”) and by the Farmers (Focus Group “C”).

10:30 – 11:00 Cocoa Break 11:00 – 12:30 SESSION 6

Continuation of Focus Group discussions

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch & Poster Sessions “C” and “D”

Poster Session “C”: Region - Africa Poster Session “D”: Topic - Farmer groups: some recent successes and

constraints in sustainable cocoa farming

14:00 – 16:00 SESSION 7 Continuation of Focus Group discussions

16:00 – 16:30 Cocoa Break 16:30 – 18:00 SESSION 8

Chairmen of Focus Groups and their Rapporteurs develop conclusions from the work of their groups.

18:30 – 20:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION HOSTED BY RSCE/ICCO: RSCE/ICCO will host a cocktail reception at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for invited guests and for all delegates attending the second Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy (RSCE2).


PLENARY SESSIONS AND CLOSING CEREMONY

DATE / TIME Thursday 26.03.2009

08:30 – 10:30 SESSION 9: Chair, Mme. Amouan Acquah, Chair of the RSCE2 Presentations by the Chairmen of Focus Groups “A”, “B” and “C” on the conclusions reached in their respective groups. Discussion in Plenary on outputs of Day two.

10:30 – 11:00 Cocoa Break 11:00 – 12:30 SESSION 10: Chair, Mme. Amouan Acquah, Chair of the RSCE2

Synthesis in Plenary on results of Day two.

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch & Poster Sessions “E” and “F” Poster Session “E”: Region - Asia Poster Session “F”: Topic - Consumers: cocoa in retailing (cocoa products in

different markets) and consumer NGOs

14:00 – 16:00 SESSION 11: Chair, Mme. Amouan Acquah, Chair of the RSCE2 Discussion in plenary on: The next steps towards achieving a sustainable cocoa economy The future role and organization of the RSCE Development of an RSCE2 declaration

16:00 – 16:30 Cocoa Break 16:30 – 18:00 SESSION 12 – CLOSING CEREMONY

Reading of the RSCE2 declaration (the “Trinidad and Tobago Declaration”) Ms. Cynthra Persad, MALMR, Trinidad and Tobago Closing Statements from: • Stakeholder representatives

Dr. Jan Vingerhoets, Executive Director, ICCO • RSCE2 Presidency

Ms. Gine Zwart Mr. Tony Lass, MBE Mme. Amouan Acquah

• Representative of Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Patrick Cambridge, MALMR Senator the Honourable Arnold Piggott, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Trinidad and Tobago

18:30 – 22:00 CLOSING FETE HOSTED BY THE COCOA AND COFFEE BOARD: The Cocoa and Coffee Board of Trinidad and Tobago will host an event with calypso and steel band music at St. Augustine. Transport will be provided for delegates to and from the venue.


FIELD TRIP

DATE / TIME Friday 27.03.2009

08:00 – 17:00 The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources of Trinidad and Tobago

invites delegates to an optional field trip on the day after the closure of the RSCE2 Meeting on 27 March 2009.

08:00 – Departure from the Hyatt Regency Hotel 17:00 – Tentative return to Port of Spain SAFETY ADVICE: Delegates returning to cocoa producing countries need to be aware of the importance of protecting against the spread of pests and diseases. Sanitization guidelines are being provided for participants; those who attend the field trip will be provided with ‘protective gear’, that is a T-shirt, track pants and cap which will be left in Trinidad on departure. Disposable ‘booties’ will be provided and are to be worn over shoes, supplemented by footbaths before entering and leaving the cocoa fields in Trinidad and Tobago. A brochure on the field trip, outlining its agenda and background information on sites to be visited, will be distributed on arrival in Trinidad and Tobago. The trip will include a visit to one of the most important cocoa genebanks in the world (the ICG,T), La Reunion Estate where international and local field trials of the CFC project can be observed, as well as fermentation and drying facilities typical to Trinidad and Tobago. The culmination of the field trip will be a grand luncheon consisting of outdoor cooking and picnicking on the scenic grounds of Centeno, at the Central Experiment Station.

Report on the RSCE2 Page 16 ANNEX IV: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS – BY COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

Belgium/Grenada 1 Mr Ken-Martin Whiteman JHB International Trade & Finance

Brazil 2 Mr Henrique Almeida Association of Cocoa Producers 3 Mr Luis Vicente Facco Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores na

Agricultura - CONTAG 4 Dr Joao Louis Pereira CEPLAC, Cocoa Research Centre, Bahia

Cameroon 5 Mr Tsimi Enouga CICC 6 Mr Pierre Marie

Theodore Etoa Abena National Cocoa and Coffee Board

7 Mr Jerome Mvondo Société du développement du cacao 8 Mr Apollinaire Ngwe Ngwe CICC

Canada 9 Ms Samara Grace Chadwick Freie Universität Berlin 10 Mr Hannes Dempewolf University of British Columbia

Costa Rica 11 Mr Juan Pablo Buchert Camara Nacional de Cacao Fino de Costa Rica

12 Dr Eduardo Somarriba CATIE Côte d'Ivoire 13 Mrs Amouan Acquah CGFCC 14 Mr Kouakou

Kouame Apporture Ministry of Agriculture

15 Mr Alassane Zie Diamoutene Cabinet du Ministre de l'Agriculture 16 Mr St. Cyr Djikalou Permanent Representation Côte d'Ivoire 17 Ms Korotoum Doumbia Private 18 Mr Daniel Glounaho ANADER 19 Mr Meledje Grah Ministry of Agriculture 20 Mr Matthieu Guémas Cargill West Africa


21 Mr Guy-Alain Indat SODEFOR (Forest Development Society) 22 Mr Aka Kanga Secretary General, Conseil National des Sages

de la Filière Café-Cacao (CNS)

23 Mr Atse Prosper Kouassi CGFCC 24 Dr Jeanne N’Goran Centre National de Recherche Agronomique

(CNRA)

25 Mr Toussain N'Guessan UIREVI 26 Mr Antoine Segui Gadji CGFCC 27 Mr Demebou Toure Conde Ministry of Agriculture 28 Mr Assamoi R. Yapo CGFCC 29 Ms Lea Claudine Yapobi CGFCC

Dominican Republic 30 Mr Isidoro De La Rosa CONACADO 31 Dr José Antonio Martinez Comisión Nacional del Cacao

Ecuador 32 Mr Alfredo Dueñas Conservacion & Desarrollo 33 Ms Laura Gonzalez Confederacion de Productores de Cacao Fino o

de Aroma 'CONCACAO' 34 Mr Cesar Marcos Fundacion MCCH 35 Mr Alberto Nacer Transmar Ecuador 36 Mr Vicente Urrutia Cueva Ed. Ministerio de Agricultura

France 37 Dr Philippe Bastide CIRAD

Germany 38 Mr Philip Chklar Bundesverband der Deutschen

Süßwarenindustrie e.v. 39 Dr Torben Erbrath Bundesverband der Deutschen

Süßwarenindustrie e.V. 40 Mr Rüdiger Funker Info-Zentrum Schokolade/BDSI - Chocolate

Information-Center 41 Dr Karsten Keunecke BDSI e.V. 42 Mr Biki S. Khurana Rausch Plantagenkakao GmbH 43 Mr Rüdiger Ohst Bundesministerium für Ernährung 44 Mr Juergen Rausch Rausch Schokoladen GmbH

Report on the RSCE2 Page 18 45 Mr Wolfgang Salzer NGG/Ferrero 46 Mr Carsten Schmitz-

Hoffmann GTZ

47 Mr Uwe S. Stähler F.A. Wooge & Co. GmbH 48 Mr Hagen Streichert Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and

Consumer Protection 49 Ms Catherine Vogel GTZ

Ghana 50 Mr Francis Otu Acquah Ghana Cocoa Board 51 Dr Yaw Adu-

Ampomah Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

52 Mr Edem Amegashie-Duvon

Cocoa Marketing Company

53 Mr David Kpelle African Cocoa Coalition 54 Mr Emmanuel Opoku Ghana Cocoa Board 55 Mr Richard James Perrin West Africa Fair Fruit Company 56 Mr Ebenezer Tei Quartey Ghana Cocoa Board 57 Mr Christopher Taylor Afrotropic Cocoa Processing Ltd. 58 Dr Adu-Ampomah Yaw Cocoa Research Institute 59 Mr Nane Yiadom Cocoa Farmer

Italy 60 Mr Aldo Cristiano AIDI Italy

Jamaica 61 Mr Neville Condapa Jamaica Cocoa Board 62 Mr Glenroy Ennis NIRAS / EC-Delegation 63 Mr Hugh Johnson Jamaica Cocoa Growers Association

Malaysia 64 Dr Ismail Azhar Malaysian Cocoa Board 65 Mr Sarulla Bin Mamma Cocoa Farmer

Mexico 66 Mr José Manuel Gutierrez Embassy of Mexico


Nigeria 67 Mr Napoleon Abalaka Federal Ministry of Commerce 68 Mr Emmanuel

Effiong Asikpo-Okon Cross River State Government

69 Mr Linus Awute, mni Federal Ministry of Commerce & Industry 70 HE Effiok Cobham Cross River State Government

71 Mr Ibrahim Naibbi Director in the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry

72 Mr Paul Manyo Ojong Private 73 Dr Yaya Olaniran Permanent Representation of Nigeria to UN

Agencies for Food and Agriculture (FAO) 74 Mr Joshua Olawale Oyedele Cocoa Farmer

St. Lucia (West Indies) 75 Mr Philip Buckley Hotel Chocolat (St. Lucia) 76 Mrs Judith Buckley Hotel Chocolat Estates Ltd (St. Lucia)

Switzerland 77 Mr Darrell High Nestlé 78 Ms Chantal Oltramare State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

The Netherlands 79 Dr Hessel Abbink Spaink The Responsibility Lab 80 Mr Ton A. H. Baas VBZ 81 Mr Barrett Brown Dutch Initiative for Sustainable Trade 82 Mr Dirk de Graaf FNV Bondgenoten 83 Ms Rachel Diender Solidaridad 84 Mr Johan Eekma Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) 85 Mr Paul Elshof FNV Bondgenoten 86 Mr Jan Giling NGO 87 Mr Rutz Willem Hermanus FNV Bondgenoten 88 Ms Anna Laven Royal Tropical Institute KIT 89 Mr Hans Perk Solidaridad 90 Ms Eveline Raijmers Tony's Factory 91 Mr Wilhelm Rutz FNV Bondgenoten 92 Ms Julie Ellen Schouten FNV Bondgenoten 93 Mr Bo Van Elzakker Agro Eco Lousi Bolik 94 Mr Peter Van Grinsven Mars Incorporated 95 Mr Marcel Vernooij Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

Report on the RSCE2 Page 20 Trinidad and Tobago 96 Prof. Nazeer Ahmad University of the West Indies - Food

Production 97 Mr Christopher Alcazar Charles Chocolates 98 Mr Jenson Osei Alexander Cedros Cocoa Farmers 99 Mr Raffick Ali Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 100 Mr Fazimol Ali Mohammed Ali & Sons Ltd 101 Mr Nazimul Ali Dee Balo's Ltd 102 Ms Ashaki Andrews University of the West Indies 103 Ms Marie Andrews Supervision 104 Mr Mark Andrews R Q E Estate 105 Mr Gerard Annisette Private 106 Ms Joan Antoine Agricultural Development Bank 107 Mr Simon Bedasie Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 108 Ms Frances Bekele University of the West Indies - Cocoa

Research Unit 109 Ms Cilla Benjamin Benton Foods 110 Ms Sharon Benjamin Simple Pleasures 111 Mr Andrew Bernard Trintrac Limited 112 Mr Robert Best Food and Agriculture Organization of the

United Nations (FAO-UN) 113 Mr Lall BHAGALOO Cunapiro Cocoa Farmers' Association

114 Ms Sarah Bharath University of the West Indies - Cocoa Research Unit

115 Mrs Deokee Bholasingh-Hay Ministry of Agriculture Land and Marine Resources

116 Mr Richard Blanc 117 Dr Michel BOCCARA CIRAD/CRU 118 Ms Isabel Brash Rancho Quemado Estate 119 Mr Daniel Brash Rancho Quemado Estate 120 Mr Oscar Brathwaite Division of Agriculture, THA 121 Mr Philton Brown Exotic Caribbean Mountain Pride 122 Mrs Joy Joseph-Browne Curacao-N.A. 123 Mr Stanley BUTCHER Agri Specialists Limited 124 Dr David Butler Cocoa Research Unit 125 Mr Patrick Cambridge Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 126 Ms Tania Carr Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 127 Mr Ivan Chang Yen University of the West Indies - Dep. of

Chemistry 128 Ms Alicia Charles Business Concepts and Solutions Co

129 Mr Frank Clarke Estate of the Late Edward H. Apping 130 Mr Greer Contant Private


131 Mr Cyril Cooper Private 132 Ms Jonelle Cox Private 133 Mr Barry del Pino Private 134 Mr Donald Deosaran San Juan Estate 135 Mrs Denise Dickson-

Cunningham Agricultural Development Bank

136 Mr Jon Dieffenthaller Rancho Quemado Estate 137 Mr Assim Dilbar Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 138 Dr David Dolly University of the West Indies 139 Mr Duane Dove Tobago Cocoa Estate W.I. Ltd 140 Mrs Pauline Dowlath Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 141 Mrs Aurora Emmanuel-

Figaro Agricultural Development Bank

142 Mr Maurice Fermin Cocoa and Coffee Industry Board 143 Mrs Patricia Fletcher The Health Profit Group 144 Mrs Beverly Francois Private 145 Ms Lauren Fuller University of the West Indies 146 Dr Wayne Ganpat Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources - Extension Division 147 Mr Noel Garcia NAMDEVCO & ADB 148 Mr Wesley Gajadhar Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Trinidad

and Tobago 149 Mr Lister Gervais Private 150 Mr A. Goolabsingh Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 151 Mr Nazeer Gopaul Coastal Dynamics 152 Ms Roanna Gopaul High Commission of Trinidad and Tobago

in the UK 153 Dr TIM Gopeesingh Private 154 Mr Leon Granger Cocoa and Coffee Industry Board of

Trinidad and Tobago 155 Mr Stefan Grosberg Self employer 156 Mr Mohamed Hallim Agricultural Society of Trinidad & Tobago 157 Ms Alisha Hamid University of the West Indies 158 Mr Bhaskaranand Hanooman Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 159 Ms Juliet Hector Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise

Development Limited 160 Ms Merlana Henry Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Trinidad

and Tobago 161 Ms Tricia Henry Evolving TecKnologies Ltd 162 Mrs Annelle Holder-John University of the West Indies - Cocoa

Research Unit 163 Mr Farzan Hosein Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources - Research Division 164 Mrs Sharlene Hosein ETECK

Report on the RSCE2 Page 22 165 Dr Melise Huggins Felcor International 166 Mr Nellon Hunte Cocobel Chocolates 167 Mr L Jacob Fire Fighter 168 Ms Miriam Jacobs Cocoa & Coffe Industry Board 169 Mr Walton Francis James McJ Enterprise Services Limited 170 Mr Philip James Grosvenor Estate, Sangre Grande, Trinidad

171 Ms Krysta Cavelle Jennings Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources - Research Division, Cocoa Research

172 Dr Lizz Johnson CABI 173 Ms Jennifer Joseph Private 174 Mrs Charlene Kent Rancho Quemado Estate 175 Mrs Roshni Khadan Carlos Products Ltd 176 Mr Vishwanath Khadan Carlos Products Ltd 177 Mr Ayoub Khan San Juan Estate 178 Mr Carlisle A. Khan Livestock & Livestock Product Board 179 Mr Faiz Khan Boisneuf 180 Ms Carelene Lakhan University of the West Indies 181 Mr Balram Latchman Cocoa Research Unit 182 Mr Harry Laughlin Tech Trinidad Co Ltd 183 Mr Anacletus Jude Lee Sam Private 184 Mr Gerard Lee Lum Chief Brand Products 185 Mr Charmaine Lewis Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources - Research Division 186 Mrs Pamela Lewis-Lee Sam Private 187 Mr Nicholas Lok Jack Associated Brands Industries Ltd 188 Mr Mohan Lookhoor Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 189 Ms Leigh Lopez The Soap Kitchen 190 Mr Bindra Maharaj Private 191 Ms Patricia Maharaj Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources - Research Division 192 Mr Kamaldeo Maharaj Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 193 Mr Ronnie Maharaj Natural Oils & Co. Ltd. 194 Mr Winston Maharaj Natural Oils & Co. Ltd. 195 Mr Shiva Maharaj Intellectual Property Office 196 Ms Allena Maynard Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 197 Ms Christine McIntosh Caribbean Industrial Researc Institute

CARIRI 198 Mrs Jennifer McIntosh Private 199 Mr Moses Mike Farmers' Training Centre 200 Mr Clive Mitchell HCE Farms 201 Ms Suzan Gil Mohammed Private 202 Mr Wahid Mohammed The soap kitchen 203 Mr Lambert Motilal University of the West Indies - Cocoa

Research Unit


204 Mr Nishal Nagassar ETECK 205 Mr Dale Nandal Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 206 Mr Samuel Noel Trinity Estates Aqua Farms ltd. 207 Mr Nicholas Paul Private 208 Dr Carlisle A. Pemberton University of the West Indies – Dept. of

Agricultural Economics and Extension 209 Mr Michael Perriera Life In The Tropics 210 Mr Surrendra Persad T/A S.Perasd 211 Ms Cynthra Persad Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 212 Mr Kampta Persaud San Juan Estate 213 Mr Robin Phillips Cocoa & Coffee Industry Board 214 Mr Sheldon Pilgrim University of the West Indies 215 Mr Aniel Ragoonanan Consultant 216 Mr Hayden Ramadhin Cocoa & Coffee Industry Board 217 Mr Rawtee Rambocas Cocoa & Coffee Industry Board 218 Mr Mitra Ramdial Cocoa & Coffee Industry Board 219 Mrs Ragee Ramjit Private Farmer 220 Mr Davinan Ramnath Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 221 Mr Ashram Ramnath Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 222 Ms Gertrude Ramoutar Cocoa & Coffee Industry Board 223 Mr Sham Rampersad Cocoa & Coffee Marketing Cooperative

Society Ltd. 224 Ms Deanne

Vijayanti Ramroop Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 225 Mr Basdeo Ramsaroop Private 226 Mr Deo Ramsingh Private 227 Mr Winston Ramsahai Philippe Caribe 228 Mr Gideon Ramtahal University of the West Indies 229 Mr Lillawattie Rastogi Ministry of Agriculture, Land & Marine

Resources 230 Mr Gregg Rawlins Inter-American Institute for Co-operation

on Agriculture 231 Mrs Jacqueline Rawlins Agricultural Development Bank 232 Ms Jillian Roberts University of the West Indies 233 Dr Laura Roberts-

Nkrumah University of the West Indies

234 Mr Joy M. Robinson Private 235 Mr Raajesh Rooplal CCIB 236 Mr David Ross Cameron Estate 237 Mr Lyncoln Salandy Private 238 Mr Urban Salina Brasso Seco Paria, Morne la Croix

Agricultural Association 239 Mr Terry Sampath Matura Farms Ltd 240 Ms Antoinette Sankar Cocoa Research Unit

Report on the RSCE2 Page 24 241 Mr Joy Sankar Brando''s Products 242 Mr Subash Sankar Brando''s Products 243 Mr Rennie Sarabjit Private 244 Ms Darril Astrida Saunders Exotic Caribbean Mountain Pride Products 245 Mr Stephan Saunders Cocoa & Coffee Marketing Co-op Society

Ltd 246 Ms Alexandra Seale Seale-Herrera Estates Ltd 247 Ms Merle Seedial Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 248 Ms Beatrice Seepaul Private 249 Mr Peter Sheppard Private 250 Ms Tracy Sheppard Stuart Spiers Real Estate 251 Mr Chanderbhan Shripat Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine

Resources 252 Mr Valmiki Singh University of the West Indies - Cocoa

Research Unit 253 Prof.

Em. John Spence University of the West Indies - CRU

(retired) 254 Mr Stuart Spiers Stuart Spiers Real Estate Services 255 Mr Thayl Sreenivasan University of the West Indies - Cocoa

Research Unit 256 Mr Kendall St. Ange HCE Farms 257 Mr Lookhoor Sudama St. Patrick Cocoa Farmers Associations 258 Dr Clyde L Sukha University of Trinidad & Tobago 259 Dr Darin Sukha University of the West Indies - Cocoa

Research Unit 260 Dr Balmattee Sukha University of Trinidad and Tobago 261 Mr Abraham Sukheisin K Private 262 Mr James Telfer Private 263 Prof. D M Thompson Center for Innovation, Development,

Enterprise & Strategy 264 Mr Mendell Timothy North West Regional Health Authority 265 Dr Pathmanathan Umaharan Dept Science & Agric University of West

Indies 266 Mrs Romina Umaharan University of the West Indies - Cocoa

Research Unit 267 Mr Kent Villafana Cocoa & Coffee Industry Board

268 Mr Fitz-Clarence Waldropt Prism Agri Estates Co. Ltd. 269 Mrs Lorraine Waldropt Prism Agri Estates Co. Ltd.

270 Mr Lawrence Aldridge

Wilson University of the West Indies – Dept. of Food Production

United Kingdom 271 Mr Vernon Barrett IPI 272 Mr Nicko Debenham Armajaro Trading Ltd


273 Dr Michelle End Cocoa Research Association 274 Dr Martin Gilmour Mars 275 Mr Tony Lass MBE Vice-Chair of the RSCE2 276 Mrs Rosemary Lass Private 277 Mr Edward Millard Rainforest Alliance 278 Mr David Adelani Preece Cadbury Schweppes (Cadbury International

Limited) 279 Mr Philip Sigley Federation of Cocoa Commerce (FCC) 280 Mrs Nelly Vingerhoets Private

United States 281 Mrs Sandra Alz Pyramid West Indian Foods 282 Dr Peter Bretting USDA/ARS 283 Mr Bill Guyton World Cocoa Foundation 284 Dr Lyndel Meinhardt USDA/ARS 285 Mr Jeffrey Morgan Mars, Incorporated 286 Mr Edward S. Seguine Guittard Chocolate Co. 287 Dr Dapeng Zhang USDA/ARS

Venezuela 288 Ms Beatriz Escobar Boves Chocolates El Rey 289 Mr Gilberto Jaimes-Correa Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of

Venezuela 290 Ms Gladys Isabel Ramos Carranza INIA-Venezuela

Organizations and Institutions 291 Ms Isabelle Adam European Cocoa Association (ECA) 292 Mr Peter McAllister International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) 293 Mr Alex Arnaud Assanvo Fairtrade Labelling Organizations 294 Mr Daan de Vries UTZ Certified 295 Dr Johannes Engels Bioversity International 296 Mr Gideon Hanoomansingh CNN World Report 297 Mr Frank Mechielsen Oxfam Novib 298 Mrs Marie Louise Norton-Murray Centre for Development of Enterprise

Caribbean Regional Field Office 299 Ms Marieke Poissonier Oxfam Novib 300 Mr Hope Sona Ebai COPAL 301 Dr Bärbel Weiligmann Tropical Commodity Coalition 302 Dr Stephan Weise Sustainable Tree Crops Program / IITA 303 Mr David Zimmer Caobisco 304 Ms Gine Zwart Oxfam Novib

Report on the RSCE2 Page 26 ICCO 305 Mr Yunusa Abubakar International Cocoa Organization 306 Dr Jean-Marc Anga International Cocoa Organization 307 Mr Alan Banbury International Cocoa Organization 308 Mr Loke Fong Han International Cocoa Organization 309 Mr Shastri Persad International Cocoa Organization 310 Mr Laurent Pipitone International Cocoa Organization 311 Mr Simon Schnetzer International Cocoa Organization 312 Ms Sarah Sharp International Cocoa Organization 313 Dr Jan Vingerhoets International Cocoa Organization