Organized by Eurochocolate
with the support of ICCO - International Cocoa Organization

Date:
Thursday 19th October 2006

Location:
Home Room, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Perugia,
Perugia, Italy

Chairman:
Mr. St-Cyr Djikalou, spokesman of the Producers at the ICCO

Salute of welcome:
Academic Dean of Agriculture’s Faculty, University of Perugia
Representative of Eurochocolate

Opening Speech:
Representative of ICCO

Invited Countries:
Perù, Venezuela, Sierra Leone, Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda, Solomon Islands, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Sao Tomè and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nicaragua, Congo, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Bolivia, Colombia, Gabon, Sao Tome, Angola

The meeting will be attend by the representative of Embassies in Italy of the the invited Countries to the First International Summit of Small-Scale Cocoa Producers Countries.

Themes: High value of cocoa, through specialization or development of nichemarkets.
Examples: organic cocoa; fine or flavour cocoa; origin cocoa; farmer-origin chocolate; "rain forest" cocoa; "sustainable cocoa" (under development by ICCO).

Higher productivity on cocoa farms, through better planting material; more effective pest and disease management; better shade management; optimal use of fertilizers; better weeding and pruning; best post-harvest practices.

Contacts:
Martina Valentini/Filippo Pinelli
Eurochocolate World
Tel. +39 075.50.51.681 ; +39. 338.91.800.01
Fax. +39 075.50.16.282
e-mail:
m.valentini@eurochocolate.com
solidal@eurochocolate.com