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Immediate Short-Term Needs for the Curation of the International Cocoa Genebank

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Project Description

The project collaborates with the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad (ICGT) and the Cocoa Research Centre of the University of the West Indies (CRC-UWI), focusing on the immediate short-term needs for the curation of the cocoa collection at ICGT. This project is supported from the Friends of Global Crop Diversity Funds.

Institute Name

The University of the West Indies (UWI)

Institute Country

Trinidad and Tobago

List of Countries

Trinidad and Tobago

Program Name

Global Genebank Partnership

Donor

Friends of Global Crop Diversity Ltd

Start Date

1st of March 2024

End Date

31st of December 2024

Status

On-Going