World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting

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