UBTS Studies

Public studies

Documented research from UBTS International Corp. on the technologies, markets and policies that shape African value chains — with sources, assumptions and limits stated openly.

01Latest study

Published 22 October 2026

Lab-grown cocoa and the future of African value chains

Understanding cocoa-substitution technologies, their industrial maturity and their possible consequences for Côte d’Ivoire and other African producing countries.

Cocoa
Côte d’Ivoire
Foresight 2030–2040
Interactive scenarios

Full study, report and source register published in French.

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28: chapters
38: documented references
3: horizons: 2030, 2035, 2040
22 Oct 2026: research closed

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