Along with public and private sector donors and implementing institutions, the World Cocoa Foundation supports and funds a variety of research programs essential to improving the wellbeing of cocoa farmers and their families. In addition, many of the Foundation’s regional programs incorporate a research component with the active participation of farmers.
Currently, the main areas of research supported by the World Cocoa Foundation are:
Additionally, the World Cocoa Foundation supports the Cocoa Borlaug Fellows Program which provides opportunities for cocoa scientists from producing countries to complete fellowships in the US.