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SUMMARY:Itu-Asau Cocoa Growers Association Inc Market Research Meeting
DESCRIPTION:After a Planning Meeting held 11th July 2012 at the Vaisal
 a Hotel on Savaii Island, Samoa, cocoa growers agreed to meet 2nd Augu
 st having been awarded a $SAT23,000 Market Research Grant. Contracts w
 ith growers are to be matched with Purchase Orders from high-end premi
 um chocolatemakers willing to purchase SAMOA GOLD Premium Cocoa Beans 
 from $USD10-15,000/tonne including freight. This initiative will attra
 ct 'Fair Trade Practice' worthiness as more and more Samoan cocoa grow
 ers get organic certifications. The Meeting will close with a Resoluti
 on to value-add locally with the production of UBC (untempered bulk ch
 ocolate) and Koko Samoa (see www.kokosamoainternational.com) for distr
 ibution of authentic Samoan-made Koko Samoa - a traditional Samoan ric
 h hot chocolate delicacy. A call for 'Sponsors' will be made who would
  like to offer their support services in distribution, value-adding, c
 ocoa bean production (i.e. improving soil fertility and provision of d
 rip-feed irrigation, etc.) and post harvest fermentation, drying and r
 oasting. \"Sponsors\" will be offered free accommodation at Vaisala Ho
 tel (see www.vaisalahotel.ws) as they review their potential partnersh
 ip/sponsorship opportunities: opportunities to write reciprocal contra
 cts for SAMOA GOLD Cocoa Beans will arise as this cocoa debut emerges 
 on the world market. For further details, contact Tupaemanaia Dr. Stev
 e Brown (stevebrownsamoa@gmail.com) and Alo Kolone Vaai (vaisalahotel@
 samoa.ws) with recent testimonials available on request. Post Meeting 
 Tours have been organized around Savaii Island.\n\nFor more informatio
 n visit http://www.thechocolatelife.com/events/itu-asau-cocoa-growers-
 association-inc-market-research-meeting
DTSTART:20120802T040000Z
DTEND:20120804T035900Z
CATEGORIES:travel
LOCATION:Vaisala Village, Savaii Island, SAMOA, South Pacific
WEBSITE:http://www.vaisalahotel.ws
URL:http://www.vaisalahotel.ws
CONTACT:+(685)7771414
ORGANIZER;CN="Tupaemanaia Steve Brown":http://www.thechocolatelife.com
 /profile/TupaemanaiaSteveBrown
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 aia Steve Brown":http://www.thechocolatelife.com/profile/TupaemanaiaSt
 eveBrown
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