"We hope it will go one step further and be a shining example of private-sector partnership with academia." "It's not just the raw product (any more), we are upscaling. She said it will generate revenue and "speak to the bigger issues of our time" such as food security, the environment and the green agenda.Īnother benefit, which she said is often overlooked, is that it will challenge the unequal trade structures between the global south and the north. Calling it a "flagship project," she said it represents the best of the university, of which she is very proud.ĬOCOA RESEARCH CENTRE: The launch of UWI Commerical Chocolate Factory at the Cocoa Research Centre in collaboration with the International Fine Cocoa Innovation Centre held at the UWI Field Station Site. On Monday, officials laid a foundation block at the site.Īntoine said the factory will be a "tangible mark" of UWI's commitment and service to TT and the rest of the Caribbean. The factory is being built at the Business Innovation Centre of the university's Cocoa Research Centre at its field station in Mt Hope.
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Pro Vice-Chancellor and campus principal Prof Rose-Marie Belle Antoine said UWI is now one step closer to fulfilling a dream that will further enhance national development. UWI, St Augustine has further invested in the local cocoa industry, as the construction of the UWI Chocolate Couverture Factory is under way.
UWI St Augustine Principal Professor Rose-Marie Belle-Antoine gives the media cameras a thumb up after she placed a concrete block at the site of the UWI Commercial Chocolate Factory alongside Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan Director of CRC, Winston Rudder, Dr John Alleyne Special Advisor at OPM, Japan Ambassador Matsubara Yutaka, Deputy PS Agriculture Minister Ric Javed-Ali, Head of Delegation European Union Peter Cavendish and Mr Zhou Lichun Economic and Commerical Affairs Counselor Chinese Embassy to TT. News $8m UWI chocolate factory to open by January
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