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Tackling cadmium in cacao and derived products – from farm to fork
1. Cacao libre de Cadmio
Taller regional Colombia – Ecuador - Perú
Cali, marzo 12-14, 2018
Tackling cadmium in cacao and
derived products – from farm to fork
Erik Smolders, Miet Maertens, Daniela Montalvo, Ruth Vanderschueren, David
Arguello, Jose-Luis Vazquez de Castro, Ramon Espinel and Eduardo Chavez
KU Leuven, Belgium and ESPOL, Ecuador
2. Objetivo(s) de la investigación
Cacao libre de Cadmio
Taller regional Colombia – Ecuador - Perú
Cali, marzo 12-14, 2018
VLIR project 2017-2020
Aim
To prepare the cacao sector in Ecuador for complying limits on Cd in
cacao beans
Specific objectives
• Determine the agronomic and economic impact of the upcoming EU
Cd regulations on the cacao industry
• Investigate mitigation strategies: short term (post-harvest: blending
cacao beans) and long term (agronomic countermeasures)
Project FWO (Ruth Vanderschueren)
• Element mapping in beans at µm resolution
• Develop post harvest strategies to reduce bean Cd
3. Metodologías y Resultados de investigación sobresalientes (1)
Cacao libre de Cadmio
Taller regional Colombia – Ecuador - Perú
Cali, marzo 12-14, 2018
Survey 2017: 159 fields, 571 trees
On each farm 3-4 trees with mature fruits are sampled
Agronomic management information collected from farmers (fertilization, pesticides,
age of plantation, etc)
o Composite peeled bean sample from 1-3 pods
per tree
o Composite soil sample from 6-8 soil cores (0-
15cm) around tree
o Composite sample of leaves
Parameters for analysis
• Leafs and peeled beans: total Cd
• Soil: pH, OC, macro and micro nutrients
4. Metodologías y Resultados de investigación sobresalientes (2)
Cacao libre de Cadmio
Taller regional Colombia – Ecuador - Perú
Cali, marzo 12-14, 2018
pH=4.5
pH=7.5