2023 Edition - National Organisation Committees
2023 Edition - Contacts of the National Organisation Committees
In alphabetical order of origin
Australia
Yan Diczbalis
Principal Horticulturist
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries - Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture
Queensland
Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 7 4220 4128 / +61 (0) 407 120779 (cell)
Email: yan.diczbalis@daf.qld.gov.au
Belize
Orlando Coc
Managing Director
The Toledo Cacao Growers Association (TCGA)
George Price St, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District
Belize
Tel: +501 670 6874
E-mail: tcgabze@gmail.com
Website: www.belizetcga.com
Bolivia
Carlos Richard Salas Jiménez
Responsable Regional del Programa Nacional de Cacao
Institución Pública Desconcentrada-Soberanía Alimentaria (IPD-SA) Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras
Av. Moxos S/N, zona Belén, Municipio Santísima Trinidad, Beni
Bolivia
Tel: +591 70272735 / +591 71149096
Email: richardsalasj@gmail.com
Álvaro Demian Segovia Paz
Asesor Técnico de Presidencia
Confederación de Productores y Recolectores Agroecológicos de Cacao de Bolivia (COPRACAO )
Av. América Oeste S/N zona Cala Cala Cochabamba
Bolivia
Tel: +591 72738146
Email: alv_segovia@hotmail.com
Brazil
Neyde Alice Bello Marques Pereira
Researcher in Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Vice President of the National Special Cocoa Committee
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira (CEPLAC)
Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPEC )
Highway 415, Km 30, CP 07, Ilhéus – Bahia
CEP 45600-970
Brazil
Tel: +55 (73) 3214-3235 / +55 (73) 99132-7174 (whatsapp)
Email: nalice.bello@gmail.com; neyde.pereira@agro.gov.br
Website: www.gov.br
Cristiano Villela Dias
President of the National Special Cocoa Committee
Scientific Director
Cocoa Innovation Center (CIC)
Scientific and Technological Park of Southern Bahia (PCTSB)
Highway 415, km 16 – UESC
IPAF – Research Institute in Physical-Chemical Analysis
Salobrinho – Ilhéus – BA
CEP 45662-900
Brazil
Tel: +55 73 3680-5663 / +55 73 99196-6657
Email: cristiano_villela@pctsb.org; adriana_reis@pctsb.org
Website: www.pctsb.org/cic
Cameroon
Narcisse Olinga
Sous Directeur des Echanges Commerciaux
Ministère du Commerce
Avenue Marchand, Immeuble Rose, Yaoundé
Cameroun
Email: olinganarcisse@yahoo.fr
Michael Ndoping
Directeur General
Office national du Cacao et du Café – ONCC
BP 3018 99322 Bonanjo, Douala
Cameroun
Tel: +237 233420002
Email: mndoping@yahoo.com
Website: https://oncc.cm/home
Omer Maledy
Secrétaire Exécutif
Conseil Interprofessionnel du Cacao et du Café – CICC
6è étage immeuble ex-ONCPB, BP 3928 Bonanjo, Douala
Cameroun
Tel: +237 233 42 07 77
Email: maledyomer@gmail.com
Website: https://cicc.cm/
China
Dr. Qin Xiaowei
Spice and Beverage Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS)
Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden
Xinglong ,Wanning, Hainan, 571533
China
Tel: +86-898-62553687
Email: kjb3687@163.com
Colombia
Carlos Alberto Muñoz Vanegas
Technical Secretary
Consejo Nacional Cacaotero
Calle 31 No. 17-27, Bogotá, D.C.
Colombia
Email: carlosa.munoz@minagricultura.gov.co
Eduard Baquero López
Executive President
Federación Nacional de Cacaoteros - FEDECACAO
Calle 31 No. 17-27, Bogotá, D.C.
Colombia
Email: presidencia@fedecacao.com.co
Costa Rica
Jason Fonseca Chavarría
Promotor Regional de Exportaciones
Promotora de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (PROCOMER)
Oficinas Centrales Plaza Tempo Escazú, San Jose
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 2505 4935
Email: jfonseca@procomer.com
Website: www.procomer.com
Rocío del Carmen Fallas Salas
Coordinadora Nacional de Cacao
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería
Regional Central Sur, Frente al CAIS de Puriscal, San José
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 2105 6100 ext. 2113 / 2105-6200
Email: rfallas@mag.go.cr
Website: www.mag.go.cr
Côte d’Ivoire
Kouakou Me
Coordonnateur du Programme d’Appui aux OPA
Le Conseil du Café Cacao
17 BP 797 Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire
Tel: +225 02 56 65 80
Email: mkouakou@conseilcafecacao.ci
Koffi Félicien Diby
Coordonnateur Adjoint du Programme d’Appui aux OPA
Le Conseil du Café Cacao
17 BP 797 Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire
Tel: +225 07 01 37 19 / +225 55 31 48 75
E-mail: diby.felicien@conseilcafecacao.ci
Dominican Republic
Juan Adalberto Hinojosa Gómez
Director del Departamento del Cacao
Ministerio de Agricultura
Autopista Duarte Km. 6 1/2, Los Jardines del Norte, Distrito Nacional
Dominican Republic
Tel: +1 809 547 3888 ext. 5012 / +1 829 521 3015 (Cell.)
Email: juan.hinojosa@agricultura.gob.do
Ecuador
Rey Loor
Coffee and Cocoa Programme Responsible
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP)
Estación Experimental Tropical (EET) Pichilingue
Km. 5 vía Quevedo al Empalme Mocache, Prov. Los Ríos
Ecuador
Tel: +593 52 783128 / +593 52 783044 / +593 52784522
Email: rey.loor@iniap.gob.ec
Website: www.iniap.gob.ec
Merlyn Casanova
Executive Director
Asociación Nacional de Exportadores de Cacao (ANECACAO)
Av. Miguel Alcivar y Victor Sicouret
Edificio Torres del Norte, TorreB, Local 6, Guayaquil
Ecuador
Tel: +593 4 2687264 / +593 9 98864639 (cell.)
Email: gerencia@anecacao.com; presidencia@anecacao.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/anecacao.ecuador/
El Salvador
Patricia López de Esquivel
Técnica del Programa de Agroindustria
Centro Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria y Forestal “Enrique Álvarez Córdova” (CENTA)
Km 33 ½ carretera a Santa Ana, San Andrés, La Libertad
El Salvador
Tel: +503 2397 2243
Email: patricia.esquivel@centa.gob.sv
Website: www.centa.gob.sv
Fiji
Jalesi Mateboto
Natural Resource Management Advisor
The Pacific Community (SPC)
Vatoa Road, Narere, Suva
Fiji
Tel : +679 333 5330
Email: jalesim@spc.int
Website: www.spc.int
Guatemala
Ismael Herrera
Coordinador Ejecutivo del Comité de Cacao y Chocolate Diferenciado
Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores
15 avenida 14-72 zona 13 Guatemala, o
Oficinas centrales de AGEXPORT
Guatemala
Tel: + 502 59452923
Email: cacaofinoguatemala@agexport.org.gt
Website: www.export.com.gt
Guinea
Mohamed Djenaba Kaba
Chef de Département Etudes et Programmation
Agence Guinéenne de Promotion des Exportations (AGUIPEX)
Immeuble Boké, Cité chemin de fer - Kaloum, Conakry
Guinea
Tel: +224 628 397 749
Email: mohamed.kaba@aguipex.gov.gn / mohamedjenaba@gmail.com
Haiti
Nelson Manoucheka
Chef de service suivi-évaluation
Institut Nationale du Café et du Cacao Haïtien – INCAH
Ministère de l'Agriculture des Ressources Naturelles et du Développement Rural – MARNDR
Damien, route nationale #1
Haiti
Tel: +509 4806 5298
Email: n.manoucheka@yahoo.fr
Website: www.incah-haiti.gouv.ht
Jean-Denis Sardou
Coordonnateur National et Représentant
Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières – AVSF
2, Rue Mangonès, Berthé, Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel: +509 28 16 07 88 (office) / +509 48 90 08 48 (cell)
Email: s.jean-denis@avsf.org
Website: www.avsf.org / www.ruralter.org
Hawaii
Daniel O'Doherty
Hawaii Cacao Foundation
333 Uluniu St, Suite 203
Kailua, Hawaii 96734
USA
Tel: +1 808 777 0548
Email: cacao4hawaii@gmail.com
Honduras
Anibal Ayala Ayala
Director Ejecutivo
Federación Nacional de Productores de Cacao de Honduras (FENAPROCACAHO)
Choloma Cortes
Honduras
Tel: +504 2669 3400 / +504 9991 5643
Email: cacaohonduras@aprocacaho.com
Website: www.cacaohonduras
Indonesia
Noor Ariefandie Febrianto
Post-harvest Researcher
Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI)
Jl. PB Sudirman 90 Jember 68118
Indonesia
Tel: +62 331 757 130 / +62 331 757 132
Email: noor.ariefandie@gmail.com
Website: www.iccri.net
Jamaica
Shanika Newman
Senior Director Cocoa, Coconut & Spices Division
Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority
Willie Henry Drive, P.O. Box 508 Kingston
Jamaica W. I.
Tel: +876 758 1259 / +876 758-3903 / +876 758-3905 (Fax.) / +876 276- 5482 (Cell.)
Email: snewman@jacra.org
Website: www.jacra.org
Liberia
Michael D. Titoe
Principal Economist
Ministry of Agriculture
Somalia Drive, Gardnersville,
P.O. Box 10-9010
Liberia
E-mail: mdtitoe@gmail.com
Stanley Slagmolen
Business Consultant
Liberia Netherlands Business & Culture Council
Old road Congo Town (opposite Smythe Road), Monrovia
Liberia
Tel: +231 880 728 735; +31 654306851
Email: stanley.lnbcc@gmail.com
Madagascar
Sylvain Velomora
Secrétaire Exécutif
Conseil National du Cacao
Enceinte CirAgri, 203, Ambanja
Madagascar
Tel: + 261 34 42 124 25
Email: secretaire.executif@conseilnationalcacao.mg
Malaysia
Dr. Ahmad Kamil bin Hj. Mohd. Jaaffar
Deputy Director General – Research & Development
Lembaga Koko Malaysia (Malaysian Cocoa Board)
Tingkat 5,6 & 7, Wisma SEDCO, Lorong Plaza Wawasan, Off Coastal Highway, Beg Berkunci 211, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Malaysia
Tel: +60 139321306
E-mail: kamil@koko.gov.my
Website: www.koko.gov.my
Suzannah Sharif
Acting Director of Cocoa Downstream Technology Division
Lembaga Koko Malaysia (Malaysian Cocoa Board)
Cocoa Innovation and Technology Centre, Lot 12621, Kawasan Perindustrian Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia
Tel: +60 193355516
E-mail: suzannah@koko.gov.my
Badrul Hisyam Zainuddin
Research Officer
Lembaga Koko Malaysia (Malaysian Cocoa Board)
Cocoa Innovation and Technology Centre, Lot 12621, Kawasan Perindustrian Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia
Tel: +60 166881362
E-mail: badrul@koko.gov.my
Aizat Japar
Research Officer
Lembaga Koko Malaysia (Malaysian Cocoa Board)
Tingkat 5,6 & 7, Wisma SEDCO, Lorong Plaza Wawasan, Off Coastal Highway, Beg Berkunci 211, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Malaysia
Email: aizat@koko.gov.my
Martinique
Kora Bernabé
Présidente
VALCACO - Association des producteurs de cacao de Martinique
Chez le PARM, 375 impasse petit morne
97232 Le Lamentin
Martinique
Tel: +596 696 44 26 30 / +596 696 85 30 22
Email : kora.bernabe@gmail.com
Mexico
Dr. Carlos Hugo Avendaño Arrazate
Investigador Titular, Responsable de Programa Cacao
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP)
Km. 18 Carretera Tapachula-Cacahoatán Tuxtla Chico, C.P. 30870, Chiapas
Mexico
Tel: +52 01800 088 2222 ext. 86411
Email: avendano.carlos@inifap.gob.mx / fitogeneticarlos@hotmail.com
Nicaragua
José Miguel Obando Espinoza
Co-Director
Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)
Colonia Centroamérica Frente Sección V Policía Nacional, Managua
Nicaragua
Tel: +505 82397955 (cell) / +505 85943272 (cell) / +505 22982080
Email: miguel.obando1@gmail.com; mobando@inta.gob.ni
Website: https://inta.gob.ni/
Nigeria
Dr. Festus O. Olasupo
Plant Geneticist & Breeder
Head, Cocoa Flavor Quality Laboratory
Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria - CRIN
Idi-Ayunre Oluyole
Local Govt. Area Ibadan
Nigeria
Tel: (+234) 8055275698 / (+234) 8143287703
Email: festusolasupo@gmail.com / f.olasupo@crin.gov.ng
Website: https://crin.gov.ng/about/
Panama
Eric Dormoi
Director Nacional del Promoción de las Exportaciones
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Ave. Ricardo J Alfaro, Plaza Edison 3er Piso, Ciudad de Panamá
Panama
Tel: +507 560 0600 ext. 5898 / +507 64507511 (cell.)
Email: edormoi@mici.gob.pa
Website: www.mici.gob.pa
Lourdes Pérez
Secretaria General
PROPANAMA
PH Omega, Calle 53 Este con Ave. Samuel Lewis,
Obarrio, Ciudad de Panamá
Panama
Tel: +507 504 8945 y 46 / +507 6675 1714
Email: lperez@propanama.gob.pa
Web: http://propanama.gob.pa
Papua New Guinea
Naithel Wartovo
Export Quality Assurance Manager
Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea
Balavu Street, PO Box 532, Kokopo, ENBP
Papua New Guinea
Tel: +675 982 9083 / +675 982 8712 (fax)
Email: naithelwartovo20@gmail.com; quality.manager@cocoaboard.org.pg
Papua New Guinea – Autonomous Region of Bougainvile - AROB
James Butubu
Research Officer
Autonomous Bougainvile Government - Department of Primary Industries
P.O. Box 322, Buka, Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB)
Papua New Guinea
Email: butubu@yahoo.com.au
Peru
Lizbeth Parra
Administradora
Asociación Peruana de Productores de Cacao (APPCACAO)
Jr. Saenz Peña 525 Int 605,
Magdalena del Mar,
Lima
Peru
Tel: +51 01 566 6067/ +51 985078757
Email: administracion@appcacao.org
Website: www.appcacao.org
Luis Mendoza
Gerente
Asociación Peruana de Productores de Cacao (APPCACAO)
Jr. Saenz Peña 525 Int 605,
Magdalena del Mar,
Lima
Peru
Tel: +51 01 566 6067/ +51 985078757
Email: gerencia@appcacao.org
Website: www.appcacao.org
Puerto Rico
Viviana Medina
President
V.M.R. Consulting
Cond. Tierra del Sol, Apt 198,
Humacao, 00791
Puerto Rico
Tel: +1 787-431-0100
Email: vmedinarodriguez49@gmail.com
Eduardo Cortés
Cortés Hermanos (Chocolate Cortes)
Calle Manuel Camuñas,
San Juan, 00918
Puerto Rico
Tel: +1 787-754-7040
Email: ecortes@chocolatecortes.com
Saint Lucia
Eloi Alexis
Chief Extension Officer (Ag.)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development
4th Floor Sir Stanislas James Building Waterfront, Castries
Saint Lucia
Tel: +1 758 725-4518
Email: eloialexis2@gmail.com
Website: https://moaslu.govt.lc/
Samoa
Tuimaseve Kuinimeri Finau
Manager Food Science & Technology Division
Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS)
Nafanua, Apia
Samoa
Tel: (+685) 20664 / (+685) 8430048 / (+685) 27769 (Fax)
Email: kuinimeri.finau@srosmanagement.org.ws
Website: www.sros.org.ws
Thailand
Bordin Charoenpongchai
Director of the Grand Cacao Championship
Thailand Craft Chocolate Festival (TCCF)
657 Pattanakarn 61 Pravet Bangkok 10250
Thailand
Tel: +66 865651005
E-mail: Tccfthailand@gmail.com
Togo
Enselme Gouthon
Secrétaire Général
Comité de Coordination pour les Filières Café et Cacao (CCFCC)
Immeuble Direction du Conditionnement des Produits (DCP) - Zone Portuaire
BP: 8582 Lomé
Togo
Tel: +228 22 27 09 45 / +228 22 27 09 65 (fax)
E-mail: ccfcctogo@gmail.com
Trinidad and Tobago
Mala Partap
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Cocoa Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago (CDCTTL)
16 Mulchan Seuchan Road, Chaguanas
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: +1 868 671 1001
Email: mala.partap@cdcttl.co.tt
Vanuatu
Sandrine Wallez
ACTIV Association
Stella Mare Sub-Division
P.O. Box 5125
Second Lagoon, Port Vila
Vanuatu
Tel: +678 22 554
Email: activassociation@hotmail.com
Website: www.activassociation.org
Venezuela
Clímaco Álvarez
Investigador - Especialista en cacao y derivados
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas (INIA)
Sector Tapipa, Municipio Acevedo, Estado Miranda
Venezuela
Tel: +58-0412-378-8213
E-mail: climacoa@hotmail.com
Website: www.inia.gob.ve
Ing. Geovanny Silva
Presidente
Corporación Socialista del Cacao Venezolano
Calle El Placer, Antiguas instalaciones del INIA, Parroquia Caucagua
Municipio Acevedo, Estado Bolivariano de Miranda
Venezuela
Tel: +58-0424-135-2451
E-mail: silvageovannyingucv@gmail.com
Website: www.cscv.gob.ve