Cocoa Research Centre

As a global leader in the conservation and characterisation of cocoa germplasm, CRC collaborates with international researchers in pathology, molecular diagnostics and morphological characterisation. Other areas include, factors influencing chemical and sensory quality attributes, optimisation of micro-fermentations, development of cocoa quality standards, DNA fingerprinting and genetic diversity, cadmium mitigation, and improving the efficiency of propagation. CRC also supports business entrepreneurs through training programmes, such as the ever popular chocolate making course. Additionally, we proudly produce a 70% dark chocolate bar for sale, made exclusively from our cocoa collection of over varieties. The CRC is proud to be custodian of the largest public collection of cocoa types in the world.