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]