{"id":8738,"date":"2020-09-10T07:05:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=8738"},"modified":"2021-01-01T15:44:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T15:44:06","slug":"new-drying-technology-trials-in-solomon-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/new-drying-technology-trials-in-solomon-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW DRYING TECHNOLOGY TRIALS IN SOLOMON ISLANDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Australian Government initiative, Strongim Bisnis<\/a>, through a partnership with C-Corp Limited has been trialing a new drying technology in the Solomon Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strongim Bisnis is an Australian Government funded program that supports growth in the tourism, cocoa and coconut sectors with a strong focus on supporting women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C-Corp is a Solomon Islands cocoa export company that aggregates cocoa for sale to overseas markets and sells cocoa beans to its subsidiary, Solomons Gold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solomons Gold is a company that makes award-winning, boutique ‘bean-to-bar’ chocolate using 100% Solomon Islands cocoa. Solomons Gold chocolate is sold internationally in countries such as New Zealand and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Through this partnership, the project is aimed to improve the access to market for cocoa wet bean sellers. This support included efforts to improve the quality and quantity of cocoa produced by farmers, and increase farmers\u2019 supply to the export market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n