october 2009 Partnership Meeting
Page Index
Opening Remarks & Announcements
The Cocoa Value Chain: Connecting the Farmer to the Consumer
Workshop #1: Building Capacity of Communities
Workshop #2: Building Institutional Capacity
Workshop #3: Building Individual Capacity
Roundtable #1: Bringing Science to the Field: Applied Science and Extension
Roundtable #2: Community Health & Safety
Roundtable #3: Environmental Stewardship in Cocoa Farming Communities
Standard Systems in the Cocoa Sector
New Initiatives in Cocoa Science
Recent Trends in Cocoa Production and Consumption and Outlook for the Future
Social Issues in Commodity Supply Chains - A Holistic View
Closing Remarks
October 14-15, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
16th Partnership Meeting Program (English) [PDF: 133KB]
Opening Remarks & Announcements [PDF: 240KB]
- WCF Chairman: Kip Walk, Blommer Chocolate Company [PDF: 40KB]
- WCF Vice-Chairman-Elect: Gerry Manley, Olam International Ltd. [PDF: 49KB]
The Cocoa Value Chain: Connecting the Farmer to the Consumer
- Moderator: Dag Kjetil Øyna, Norwegian Association of Chocolate Manufacturers [PDF: 1,392KB]
- Max Wax, Rizek Cacao C. por A.
- James Hallworth, Port of Amsterdam
- Steve Laning, ADM Cocoa International
- Alessandro Cagli, Ferrero
Workshop #1: Building Capacity of Communities
- Moderator: Marina Morari, Barry Callebaut AG
- Nik Kafka, Teach a Man to Fish UK [PDF: 587KB]
- Chantal Oltramare, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) [PDF: 119KB]
Workshop #2: Building Institutional Capacity
- Moderator: Paul Arendson, Delfi Cocoa (Europe) B.V.
- Jean Sibiri Zoundi, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club [PDF: 1,057KB]
- Chow Boi Yee, Cocoa Association of Asia [PDF: 79KB]
- Sona Ebai, Cocoa Producers' Alliance [PDF: 402KB]
Workshop #3: Building Individual Capacity
- Moderator: Andrew Brooks, Outspan Ivoire (Olam International Ltd.)
- Alberto Nácer, Transmar Commodity Group of Ecuador [PDF: 172KB]
- Ulrich Sabel-Koschella on behalf of Catherine Vogel, GTZ [PDF: 712KB]
- Arnoud Braun, Farmer Field School Foundation [PDF: 755KB]
Roundtable #1: Bringing Science to the Field: Applied Science and Extension
- Moderator: Martin Gilmour, Mars Inc.
- Janny Vos, CABI
- Jemmy Takrama, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana
Roundtable #2: Community Health & Safety
- Moderator: Nicko Debenham, Armajaro Trading Limited
- Håkan Björklund, The Swedish Chocolate, Confectionery and Biscuit Manufacturers’ Association (CHOKOFA) [PDF: 26KB]
Roundtable #3: Environmental Stewardship in Cocoa Farming Communities
- Moderator: Alain Fredericq, ADM Cocoa
- Juan José Dada, International Finance Corporation
- Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre
Standard Systems in the Cocoa Sector
Co-Facilitators:
- Stephan Weise, Bioversity International [PDF: 64KB]
- Wiebke Herding, ISEAL Alliance [PDF: 901KB]
New Initiatives in Cocoa Science
- Moderator: Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre
- Howard Shapiro, Mars Inc. [PDF: 624KB]
- Bernard Masseret, Nestlé R&D Centre [PDF: 1,767KB]
Recent Trends in Cocoa Production and Consumption and Outlook for the Future
- Steve Wateridge, Tropix Capital [PDF: 98KB]
Social Issues in Commodity Supply Chains - A Holistic View
- H.E. Charles Michel, Minister for Development Cooperation, Government of Belgium
[PDF French version: 34KB] [PDF English version: 29KB]