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Research Update December 2009 WCF New Year's Message More Cocoa NewsRecent WCF Blog Entries
January 15, 2010Women Learn the Value of Education through Literacy Classes January 11, 2010Back to Africa: Article by Andy McCormick, The Hershey Company's World Cocoa Foundation Board MemberWhat We Do
Cocoa can be an economic engine in rural areas of the tropics, generating improved incomes and opportunities for farm families and communities. Realizing this potential, however, requires that cocoa farmers receive the knowledge, training and assistance they need to move from economic subsistence to a truly sustainable model that allows them to succeed and prosper.
The World Cocoa Foundation promotes economic and social development as well as improved environmental stewardship at the farm level through a range of programs and partnerships focused on:
- Training men and women farmers to grow cocoa more productively and profitably, emphasizing sustainable, responsible farming practices
- Helping men and women farmers produce and market quality cocoa through stronger, more effective cooperatives and associations
- Reducing crop loss and improving productivity through applied research
- Promoting responsible, safe farming practices
- Expanding access to quality education and vocational training for young people
- Download WCF Program Overview June 2009 Presentation (PDF: 1.48MB)
Click on the map below to view our programs by region (WCF in the Americas, WCF in Africa, WCF in Asia)
