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CARIFORUM Industry Leaders: Cocoa

 CARIFORUM comprises 6 of the recognized 17 fine or flavour cocoa producing countries in the world  Increased organic and fair-trade certification  The region is also home to the largest and most diverse collection of cocoa varieties in the world via the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad, enabling access to genetic diversity for a number of interesting traits including unique flavours of cocoa  The region has won many international awards for its cocoa and chocolate  Increased focus on cocoa quality and value-added production