SELECTED PROJECTS Setting up of cooperatives in the Côte d'Ivoire - Project in co-operation with the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Johann Jacobs Foundation (1998 until 2002) (Project No. 2) In Africa it is very common to pile the cocoa beans upon banana or palm leaves... CAOBISCO/CIRAD-project on Black Pod (Phytophthora) (1997 until 2000) (Project No. 5) ... and to cover them with protective leaves. This way, the excess fluid can drain off into the soil without obstruction. During fermentation the beans develop their characteristic color and important flavour precursor of cocoa. Comparative Assessment of Different Processes for Pest Control of Cocoa Seeds and Hazel Nuts (1998 until 1999) (Project No. 6) DETAILS Existence of Mycotoxine Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2 und Ochratoxin A in cocoa and cocoa products (1998 until 1999) (Project No. 9) DETAILS Material (CD-ROM) for use in schools and other educating institutions on cocoa and chocolate (1998 until 2000) - German Version (Project No. 12) DETAILS Small Bibliography on cocoa and chocolate literature (2000) (Project No. 13) Measuring of shell contents through tryptamids and identification of other chemical markers (1999 until 2001) (Project No. 16) DETAILS The drying stage under tropical sun once again increases the cocoa aroma and extracts a major part of the still contained moisture from the cocoa beans. Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidative Potential in Cocoa-Amounts and Changes during Processing (2000 until 2002) (Project No. 27) DETAILS CD-ROM for use in schools and other educating institutions on cocoa and chocolate (2000) - English Version (Project No. 32) DETAILS Neue Studien zur Analytik und zum Vorkommen von Ochratoxin A in Kakao und kakaohaltigen Erzeugnissen (2000 until 2002) - German Version (Project No. 33) DETAILS The sacks with cocoa beans go on a long trip by ship to the processing countries. top top top