FCIA Fine Chocolate Glossary

Environment & Environmental Justice

Carbon Neutral

The entry for this term is in progress, and will appear in the Glossary soon.

–FCIA Fine Chocolate Glossary Team


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Chocolate, Sustainable

The level at which the supply chain, production, sale, and consumption of chocolate meets the needs of today, without compromising the ability to meet the View Entry

Climate-Smart Agriculture

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a specific form of sustainable agricultural production. CSA believes in the importance of adapting agricultural techniques according to the pressures posed View Entry

Clone

A variety propagated by asexual means to produce plants that are genetically identical (homogenous).

In cocoa, clones are produced by rooting of cuttings of a View Entry

Cocoa, GMO

GMO is an acronym for Genetically Modified Organism, currently referred to by the USDA as BE or Bioengineered. These designations refer to organisms that have View Entry

Cocoa, Lab Grown

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Cocoa, Sustainable

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Compostable

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Conservation Agriculture

Most organizations such as the WFP and FAO define Conservation Agriculture with these 3 or 4 points:

  • Minimal Soil Disturbance; planting in Conservation agriculture is
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