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  PRESS RELEASE Cocoa Farming Breakthrough in Ghana: Farmers Granted First-Time Ownership of Timber Trees UN International Day of Forests announcement positions farmers to benefit from agroforestry and contribute to fight against deforestation and climate change…Read More »

WCF is pleased to welcome Berlin-based 12Tree as our newest member.   On joining WCF, the company said, “At 12Tree we develop large-scale cocoa projects always placing environmental and social sustainability first, while ensuring profitability for…Read More »

WCF is pleased to welcome Rotterdam, Netherlands-based Cocoanect as our newest member.   On joining WCF, Cocoanect’s Director Arjen Thiescheffer said, “Cocoanect aims for long-term dedicated supply chains with a true positive impact for farmer livelihoods.…Read More »

WCF is pleased to welcome Republic of Congo and São Tomé & Principe-based COFCAO as our newest member.   On joining WCF, the company’s R&D and Quality Manager Dean Peixoto said, “COFCAO is an agricultural company…Read More »

WCF is pleased to welcome Belgium-based SIAT, N.V., as our newest member.   On joining WCF, company Chairman & CEO Pierre Vandebeeck said, “Through its Biotech subsidiary Deroose Plants (DRP), [SIAT] is active in the production…Read More »

Press Release German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa and World Cocoa Foundation Jointly Initiate a Dialogue about Successful Strategies for Better Living Conditions for Cocoa Farmers Berlin/Cologne, 01/31/2018 – Different parties have rarely been as unified in…Read More »

MEDIA CONTACTS: Vincent Frimpong Manu (WCF)Vincent.Manu@worldcocoa.org +233 302542187 Eliseus Opoku-Boamah (CAA)abrabopa@abrabopa.com+233 322037565 PRESS RELEASE Ghana Cocoa Board Honors Cocoa Abrabopa Farmer for Award-Winning Work on Fine Flavor Cocoa Accra, Ghana, January 25, 2018 – An official ceremony hosted today by…Read More »

Speech given by Richard Scobey, WCF President Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, January 18, 2018 Mr. Minister of Water and Forests Madame Minister of Environment, Urban Health, and Sustainable Development Mr.  Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr.…Read More »

WCF is pleased to welcome São Paulo-based Dengo do Brasil as our newest member. On joining WCF, company CEO Estevan Sartoreli said, “Irresistible chocolates and coffees that combine flavor with health. We are the bridge that…Read More »

Global cocoa production faces mounting environmental and economic challenges. Despite long-term global demand, cocoa producers are confronting the triple challenge of increasing productivity on limited land, reducing pressure on forests and ecosystems, and increasing their resilience…Read More »