An entrepreneurship development training programme on “cocoa processing” was organised as part of the Agri Business Incubation activity at ICAR-CPCRI from March 13 to 15 March, 2024. The curriculum with scientific cultivation practices, harvest and post harvest processing, value addition, and business plan creation for cocoa along with hands-on training on bean-to-bar chocolate processing were the highlights of the programme. The programme was attended by participants from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka. Dr. K. Muralidharan, Principal Investigator, ABI, presented the certificates to the participants. Dr. Shameena Beegum, P.P., was the coordinator for the programme.
