Welcome

The International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea Asia is authorized by the Organizing Committee of the International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea to be held in Asia. It has been successfully held three times: 2018 (Hefei, China), 2023 (Baku, Azerbaijan) and 2024 (Chiang Rai, Thailand). The 4th International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea Asia will be held in Hefei, China, from October 16 to 18, 2026. The Congress Chairs are Academician Zongmao Chen, Academician Zhonghua Liu, Professor Xiaochun Wan, Professor Vincenzo Fogliano and Professor Nikolai Kuhnert.

This congress provides an important platform for scientists engaged in tea, coffee and cocoa research worldwide to exchange academic insights and present cutting-edge research achievements, and promots interdisciplinary integration in the science and technology of the three major beverage crops. The main topics include physiology, ecology and germplasm innovation of the three beverage crops, secondary metabolism and quality chemistry, health benefits and mechanisms, as well as quality safety and processing utilization. Please visit the congress website (https://www.cocotea-asia2026.com/) for detailed information. The official language of the congress is English.

We sincerely invite experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from universities, research institutes, food and beverage enterprises and other institutions worldwide engaged in relevant research to conduct in-depth exchanges and promote achievement transformation. The congress also offers exhibition and display opportunities for enterprises and instrument vendors, as well as a platform for seeking scientific and technological cooperation.

Organizer

Anhui Agricultural University, China

Executive Organizer

State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization

Supporting Organizers

Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, China
Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, China
Tea and Coffee Research Institute, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Tea Research Institute, Kenya
Tea Research Institute, Sri Lanka
Hangzhou Tea Research Institute, China COOP

Congress Chairs

Zongmao Chen, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering 
Zhonghua Liu, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering 
Vincenzo Fogliano, Professor, Wageningen University, the Netherlands 
Nikolai Kuhnert, Professor, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

Executive Congress Chair

Xiaochun Wan, Director, State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization

Committee Members

Chih-Tang Ho, Rutgers University, USA
Shengmin Sang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Tao Xia, Anhui Agricultural University, China
Chuankui Song, Anhui Agricultural University, China
Xinchao Wang, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 
Shuoqian Liu, Hunan Agricultural University
Jingming Ning, Anhui Agricultural University, China
Chaoling Wei, Anhui Agricultural University, China
Yuefei Wang, Zhejiang University, China
Xiufang Yang, Hangzhou Tea Research Institute, China COOP
Ziyin Yang, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Minghua Qiu, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liang Zhang, Anhui Agricultural University, China
Fupeng Li, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, China
Manuel A. Coimbra, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Piyaporn Chueamchaitrakun, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Lilian Chebet Kairio, Tea Research Institute, Kenya
Mahasen Ranathunga, Tea Research Institute, Sri Lanka
J.K. Wanyoko, Tea Research Foundation of Kenya