Luz Cecilia Garcìa is a Professor at the Faculty of Agronomic Engineering of the Technical University of Manabì, Ecuador.
Naga Raju Maddela is a Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Technical University of Manabì, Ecuador.
Freddy Zambrano Gavilanes is a Professor at the Faculty of Agronomic Engineering of the Technical University of Manabì, Ecuador.
Carolina Aguilar Duarte is Cocoa Director of the MOCCA (Maximizing Opportunities for Coffee and Cocoa in the Americas) program funded by Lutheran World Relief and the USDA.