On 6 December, the CESAM Platform webinar ‘Flavors from Latin America: research on cocoa and food technology’ took place, with more than 40 participants.

During this seminar very interesting research outcomes, from different research areas are shared:
The origins of Cocoa in Ecuador by dr. Francisco Valdez – representing the Embassy of Ecuador in Belgium
The impact of Cocoa on Agro-Economic evolutions by dr. Gonzalo Villa Cox - Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, ESPOL
Ecuadorian cocoa and Belgian chocolate: a perfect match? by prof. Koen Dewettinck - Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University

We are glad to share the presentations and the video of the seminar here.

Download the powerpoint presentations:

• Koen Dewettinck
• Peter Goethals
• Francisco Valdez
• Gonzalo Villa-Cox