They will promote sustainable development of the cocoa and chocolate chain

(Agraria.pe) With the aim of promoting sustainable cocoa and chocolate production, the Association of Exporters (ADEX) and other trade associations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa (Swissco), which includes the government of Switzerland and various private sector, academic, and civil society stakeholders. The MoU was signed at the Swiss Embassy in Peru by the executive director of Swissco, Christian Robin, and the presidents of ADEX, César Tello Ramírez; the Peruvian Association of Cocoa Producers (AppCacao), Anaximandro Rojas Gil; the Peruvian Association for the Promotion of Peruvian Chocolate (Aprochoc), Michele Leoni; and the Peruvian Coffee and Cocoa Chamber (CPCC), Luis Navarro. Tello Ramírez indicated that cocoa has enormous potential, but if it is to be realized, it is necessary to work together. "We want this document to become actions, applied technology, greater international presence, and, above all, better ...