Universidad de la Salle

Manhattan College hosts visiting students and faculty from Universidad de La Salle to pioneer sustainable solutions for cocoa production, fostering cross-cultural learning and community empowerment. Together, we're transforming cocoa waste into opportunities for rural communities.

The specific project, titled "Circular Agriculture in Cocoa Production: A Sustainable Strategy to Promote a Healthy Environment, Food and Life", will afford all participants the tools and knowledge for transforming waste residues from cocoa production into valued by-products, therefore generating greater economic empowerment and commercialization opportunities.

The core funding support for this project is through the 100,000 Strong in the  Americas Innovation Fund and its partners, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development, along with the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at U.S. Department of State and U.S. Mission-Colombia, as part of the dynamic public-private sector collaboration between WHA/DOS and Partners of the Americas, working with companies, foundations, regional government entities, and academic networks in the United States and the rest of the Western Hemisphere to create innovative, sustainable partnerships that provide access to new models of academic exchange and training programs in the Americas. Learn more and join the Innovation Network at

Source: Manhattan College - Communications.