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UWI Cocoa Research Centre tackles research and innovation for the Cocoa Industry

For Release Upon Receipt - July 12, 2022

St. Augustine


The UWI St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago. Tuesday 12 July, 2022— The Caribbean is often recognized for its delectable and quality cocoa Units such as the Cocoa Research Centre (CRC), at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St Augustine Campus has been dedicated to the development of innovative techniques, and rejuvenation of the cocoa industry, while playing a key role in establishing the region's reputation as a top-tier supplier of cocoa, and cocoa-based value-added products.  

Delivering the Address at the Opening Ceremony will be the Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Senator the Honorable Kazim Hosein. Members of the public are invited to The UWI Cocoa Research Centre Annual Research and Development Symposium 2022.  Themed Research and Innovations to Support Development of the Cocoa Sector, the symposium will highlight advances based on assessments and new initiatives for regional expansion of the cocoa industry and explore opportunities to create lucrative livelihoods.   

Targeted to farmers, industry personnel and Cooperative Research Centers (CRC) funding agencies and advisory board members, the symposium will focus on the innovations in research as well as new developmental initiatives to nurture the growth of the cocoa industry locally and regionally to create lucrative livelihoods within the cocoa industry. 

The event takes place on Wednesday July 13th, 2022, at 9:00am to 04:00pm at Conference Room, School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, The UWI St. Augustine Campus. For more information, please 662-2002 Ext 82178; 83330. 

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About The UWI 

The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region. 

From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Open Campus, and 10 global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. 

The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world. 

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the top universities globally by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). In the latest World University Rankings 2022, released in September 2021, The UWI moved up an impressive 94 places from last year. In the current global field of some 30,000 universities and elite research institutes, The UWI stands among the top 1.5%. 

The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists since its debut in the rankings in 2018. In addition to its leading position in the Caribbean, it is also in the top 20 for Latin America and the Caribbean and the top 100 global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old).  The UWI is also featured among the leading universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action. 

For more, visit www.uwi.edu. 

(Please note that the proper name of the university is The University of the West Indies, inclusive of the “The”, hence The UWI.)

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