Trinidad und Tobago Tabaquite

Trinidad is intrinsically linked to cacao. The product of cacao hybridization which took place on the island in the 18th century was named after Trinidad. The traditional classification is still the most widely used to this day. Trinidad is also home to the Cocoa Research Centre of the University of the West Indies where ground breaking research has been conducted for decades on genetics, flavour profiling, quality, post harvesting processes and cocoa processing, among other topics. The CRC experts provide regular trainings to professionals and farmers around the world. It also manages one of the world’s most diverse collections of cacao germplasm: the International Cocoa Genebank.