Sustainable Cacao Cultivation in Latin America

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List of contributors

Preface

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1. Cacao Agribusiness in a Global Context - an Overview

Luz Cecilia Garcia, Naga Raju Maddela, Edgar Zambrano, Freddy Zambrano Gavilanes, Carolina Aguilar

Chapter 2. History, Origin, Cultivars, and Cacao Research in Ecuador

Freddy Amores

PART II: Agroforestry system

Chapter 3. Cacao: shade and nutrition effects under amazon conditions

Santiago C. Vasquez, Mirian Capa-Morocho, Marlene Molina-Mueller, Fernando Granja

Chapter 4. Social benefits and human development implications of organic cacao producers in Calceta - Ecuador

Marlon Arturo Cedeno Alava, David Giband, Luz Cecilia Garcia Cruzatty

Chapter 5. Analyzing Cacao Agroforestry Complexity in Manabi, a Biodiverse Coastal Province of Ecuador

Romina Fossati, Anne-Gael Bilhaut, Ezequiel Zamora-Ledezma, Andres Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Armelle Maze, Juan F. Fernandez-Manjarres

Chapter 6. Resilience of cacao-based agroforestry systems to climate change: Latin American experiences

Carlos A. Salas-Macias, Fernando Sanchez-Mora, Karime Montes Escobar, Javier de la Hoz-M, Ricardo Limongi-Andrade, Raul V. Mora-Yela, Felipe R. Garces-Fiallos

Chapter 7. Vulnerability of small cacao producers in Manabi Ecuador to climate change from the exposure dimension

Jose Ricardo Macias Barberan

PART III: Pests and Disease Management

Chapter 8. Cacao Diseases in Latin American Agrosystems Caused by Fungi and Fungi-like

Felipe R. Garces-Fiallos, Anthony A. Moreira-Morrillo, Danilo I. Vera-Coello, Zoila K. Solis-Hidalgo, Angel V. Cedeno-Moreira, Hayron F. Canchignia-Martinez

Chapter 9. Sustainable pest management of cacao in the Neotropics: challenges and opportunities

Patricia Moran, Rossana Castro, Dorys T. Chirinos, Luz Cecilia Garcia, Jessenia Castro, Takumasa Kondo

PART IV: Industrialization and By-products valorization

Chapter 10. Cacao post-harvest processing: from tradition to modernization and its role to quality diversification

Zoi Papalexandratou, Manuel Kirchmayr, Eugenia Lugo- Cervantes, Dulce Velasquez-Reyes, Anne Gschaedler

Chapter 11. Novel approaches in processing of cacao byproducts and their applications for a sustainable future

R. Suganthi, R. Saravanan, A. brundha, T. Bowya, A. Lakshmi, P. Abirami, M. Ashwini

Chapter 12. Multiple factors influencing Theobroma cacao and their impact on Chocolate Market Worldwide

Jyoti Sarwan, Mithila V. Nair, Shruti Bhargav, Shivam Kumar, Robbin Singh, Nazim Uddin, Jagadeesh Chandra Bose K.

Chapter 13. Post-harvest quality of Theobroma cacao L. for the chocolate industry

Frank Intriago Flor, Jaime Vera Chang, Luis Vasquez Cortez, Kerly Alvarado Vasquez, Solanyi Tigselema Zambrano, Cristhian Verduga Lopez

Chapter 14. Potential use of by-products of cacao industrialization

Freddy Zambrano Gavilanes, Viviana Suarez Navarrete, Marina Garcia, Roberto Bravo Zamora, Soraya Penarrieta Bravo, Rolando Leon Aguilar, Patricia Zambrano Gavilanes, Vijai Kumar Gupta

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