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The Colombian Government – alongside Colombia’s leading cocoa company, Casa Luker, and the National Cocoa Federation – pledge to produce deforestation-free and ‘peace-friendly’ cocoa BOGOTÁ (July 17, 2018) — The Government of Colombia – along with…Read More »

WCF is pleased to welcome Tokyo-based cocoa beans, cocoa products and chocolate ingredients trading company Confitera as our newest member. With this addition, WCF now has 14 members whose base of operations is in Japan, the…Read More »

WCF is pleased to join the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA2020) community. TFA2020 is a global umbrella partnership that includes the public and private sector as well as civil society, to remove deforestation from palm oil, beef,…Read More »

PRESS RELEASE Agreement Launches Expanded Flavor Quality Training for Ghana Cocoa Farmers Accra, Ghana – May 10, 2018 – The World Cocoa Foundation and Ghana Cocoa Board today announced plans to expand their joint efforts to preserve…Read More »

  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 »