The first internship - IilaMaeci/Dgcs 2022-2023 scholarship promoted by the International Italian-Latin American organization (lila) , with funding from the general directorate for development cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italy which every year grants scholarships to citizens of Latin American countries that are members of the LILA, who wish to carry out post-university specialization and refresher training. The internship, lasting four months, is carried out by doctor Paola De Los Angeles Quesada Arguedas , a student of the National University of Costa Rica who is carrying out a research project, whose coordinator is Professor Carlos Eduardo Hernandez, with the aim to demonstrate the relevance of possible geographical indications of Mesoamerican cocoa in the European artisanal chocolate market .
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The purpose of the Quesada internship is to validate these tools for the European market, drawing on the experience gained by the CTCM of Modica in the field of European geographical indication certification. Tutor of the training project is Dr. Paola Cicero , secretary of the Tcw board of directors, who will guide the intern Paola De Los Angeles Quesada Arguedas, alternating the training activity between the headquarters of the consortium/Tcw and the companies producing Modica PGI Chocolate ; training calls are planned with the managers of the control body - Csqa - as well as with the technical consultant of the Ctcm, namely doctor Davide Guarnaccia.
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