The International Cocoa Quarantine Centre (ICQC), located in
Arborfield
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, a suburb of
Reading, Berkshire
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,
United Kingdom
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, is an organization aiming to reduce the amount of disease affecting
cocoa plants. Cocoa plants are quarantined in a greenhouse before being transported across the globe. Quarantining cocoa plants is considered important because over 70% of the global cocoa supply originates from
West Africa
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...
, and therefore the cocoa market is susceptible to any catastrophic effects that should occur in that region.
The ICQC is part of the
University of Reading
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.
It was founded in 1985.
References
External links
International Cocoa Quarantine Centre University of Reading
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1985 establishments in England
Cacao diseases
Plant pathogens and diseases
Phytopathology
University of Reading