World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting
Page Index
- World Cocoa Foundation Officers’ Report
- Regional Program Vision and Updates
- Cocoa Economy and Development in Indonesia
- Workshop #1:Fermentation Techniques and Benefits
- Workshop #2: Returns to Farmers, Industry and the Environment from Agroforestry Investments
- Workshop #3: Farmer Support Models
- Reception & Poster Session
- Workshop Summary Reports
- Overview of Reserach Efforts
- Labor Program Update
- Building Marketing Linkages with Sustainable Cocoa Programs
- Insights on Cocoa Production and Marketing
- Chocolate Sampling Session
- Closing Remarks
May 23-24, 2007
Amsterdam
World Cocoa Foundation Officers’ Report
- Chair: John Long, The Hershey Company
- Co-Vice Chair: Kip Walk, Blommer Chocolate Company
- Secretary/Treasurer: Alain Fredericq, ADM Cocoa
WCF Meeting Overview, Announcements, Membership Update
- Bill Guyton, World Cocoa Foundation
- Robert Peck, World Cocoa Foundation
- Tracey Duffey, World Cocoa Foundation Presentation [PDF: 1.7 MB]
Regional Program Vision and Updates
- Moderator: Bill Guyton, World Cocoa Foundation
- West Africa: Saurabh Mehra, Olam International Ltd. and Stephan Weise, IITA/STCP - Presentation [PDF: 1.1 MB]
- Southeast Asia: Peter van Grinsven, Mars Inc. and Josef Toledano, World Bank Presentation [PDF: 1.1 MB]
- Latin America: Juan Fernando Valenzuela, Compañía Nacional de Chocolates Presentation [PDF: 1.3 MB]
Cocoa Economy and Development in Indonesia
- Darmawan Djajusman, Investment Coordinating Board, Republic of Indonesia Presentation [PDF: 141 KB]
Workshop #1: Fermentation Techniques and Benefits
- Moderator: Aldo Cristiano, Ferrero
- Martin Gilmour, Mars Inc. - Presentation [2.3 MB]
- Herwig Bernaert, Barry Callebaut - Presentation [1.2 MB]
- Saurabh Mehra, Olam International Ltd. - Presentation [164 KB]
Workshop #2: Returns to Farmers, Industry & the Environment from Agroforestry Investments
- Moderator: Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre - Presentation [PDF: 707 KB]
- Richard Asare, Forestry & Landscape Denmark/IITA/STCP - Presentation [PDF: 434 KB]
- Eduardo Somarriba, CATIE - Presentation 1: INAFORESTA [PDF: 1.6 MB]- Presentation 2: Agroforestry [PDF: 1.9 MB]
- Peter van Grinsven, Mars Inc. - Presentation [PDF: 4.6 MB]
Workshop #3: Farmer Support Models
- Moderators: Harold Poelma, Cargill and David Loue, ADM Cocoa
- Jonas Mva Mva and Stephan Weise, IITA/STCP - Presentation [PDF: 419 KB]
- Gine Zwart, Oxfam Novib - Presentation [PDF: 419 KB]
- Jessica Grace Perdew, Purdue University - Presentation [PDF: 563 KB]
- Edward Millard, Rainforest Alliance - Presentation [PDF: 342 KB]
- Dave Rochlin, TransFair USA - Presentation [PDF: 303 KB]
Reception and Poster Session
- Tong Khiem, Vietnam Cocoa Development Commission - Remarks [PDF: 19 KB]
Workshop Summary Reports
- Workshop #1: Fermentation Techniques and Benefits
- Workshop #2: Returns to Farmers, Industry & the Environment from Agroforestry Investments
- Workshop #3: Farmer Support Models
Overview of Research Efforts
- Moderator: Martin Gilmour, Mars Inc. - Presentation [PDF: 34 KB]
- Roy Bateman, Imperial College - Presentation [PDF: 2.6 MB]
- Jan Engels, Bioversity International - Presentation [PDF: 272 KB]
- Nick Cryer, Reading University - Presentation [PDF: 1.6 MB]
Labor Program Update
- Moderator: Jeff Morgan, Mars Inc. - Presentation [PDF: 108 K B]
- Hon. Hubert Oulaye, Minister of Labor & Public Services, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
- Youssouf N'djore, Cocoa Producers Development and Promotion Fund (FDPCC) Presentation [PDF: 486 KB]
- Rita Owusu-Amankwah, National Programme for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Cocoa (Ghana) - Presentation [PDF: 220 KB]
- Agnes Kyei-Frimpong, Ghana Cocoa Board
Building Marketing Linkages with Sustainable Cocoa Programs
- Moderator: Tracey Duffey, World Cocoa Foundation
- Teun Wolters, Institute for Sustainable Commodities (ADM Cocoa-funded)
- Jeremy Lefroy, African Specialty Products Ltd (Barry Callebaut-funded)
- Kip Walk, Blommer Chocolate Company
- Harold Poelma, Cargill
Insights on Cocoa Production and Marketing]
- Dr. François Ruf, CIRAD - Presentation [PDF: 966 KB] - Paper [PDF: 757 KB]
- Pam Thornton, Armajaro -Presentation [PDF: 1.8 KB]
Chocolate Sampling Session
- Alex Landuyt and Anniek Vanbaelen, Barry Callebaut - Presentation [PDF: 1.5 MB]
Closing Remarks
- Alain Fredericq, ADM Cocoa