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latest news
general
- WCF Announces Launch of Cocoa Livelihoods Program in Ghana (October 19, 2009)
- WCF Holds 16th Partnership Meeting on Cocoa Sustainability and Announces New Officers and Members (October 14, 2009)
- World Cocoa Foundation to Address Globalization Challenges and Opportunities Facing Smallholder Cocoa Farmers at June Partnership Meeting (June 1, 2009)
- World Cocoa Foundation Announces Sustainability Principles and Goals to Help Farmers, Guide Industry Efforts and Prioritize Development Projects (January 14, 2009)
- World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting to be held in Hamburg, Germany Report Cocoa Sustainability Progress, Announce Challenge Grants (October 6, 2008)
- World Cocoa Foundation and Partners Draw on Lessons from Latin America to Reinvigorate Global Cocoa Sector (May 22, 2008)
- World Cocoa Foundation Welcomes Six New Members from Ecuador, Peru, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, and the US to Global Cocoa Sustainability Work (May 20, 2008)
- World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting in Guayaquil, Ecuador to Focus on Needs of Cocoa Farming Family in Latin America (May 19, 2008)
- Area Students Learn About Sustainability of Extractive Resources and Cocoa at Embassy of Ghana, Washington, D.C. (January 25, 2008)
General Press Release Archive
program news
- Over 160,000 to Benefit from World Cocoa Foundation Youth Education Program in West Africa (October 1, 2009)
- World Cocoa Foundation and Swedish Chocolate, Confectionery and Biscuit Manufacturers’ Association to Address Farm Safety and Health in Cocoa-growing Communities (April 9, 2009)
- World Cocoa Foundation and Leading Chocolate Industry Companies Partner with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Significantly Improve Cocoa Farmer Livelihoods in West Africa (February 19, 2009)
- World Cocoa Foundation Awards Innovation Challenge Grants to Local Organizations and Institutions in Cocoa-Producing Countries (October 8, 2008)
- World Cocoa Foundation and Partners Announce Innovation Challenge Grants to Improve Cocoa Sustainability (July 21, 2008)
- US Department of Agriculture and WCF Announce 2008 Global Cocoa Borlaug Fellows Program (May 21, 2008)
Program News Press Release Archive
cocoa articles
- Sourcing Hope, Candy Industry, September 2007
- World Cocoa Foundation: Excerpts of 2006 Partnership Meeting, Manufacturing Confectioner, November 2006.
- Special Report: The International Cocoa Initiative, Ethical Corporation, July 2006.
- Sustainable Tree Crops Program Alliance: Helping the Smallholder Farmer in Africa, Global Development Alliance, January 2006.
- Chocolate Companies Help West African Farmers Improve Harvest, USAID Frontlines, September 2005.
child labor
- The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa and World Cocoa Foundation Honor Two West African Women for their Dedication to Child Labor Issues in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana (June 16, 2008)
- Joint Statement from US Senator Tom Harkin, Representative Eliot Engel and the Chocolate and Cocoa Industry on the Implementation of the Harkin-Engel Protocol (June 16, 2008)
- Most Ivorian child cocoa workers not slaves -- govt, Reuters, December 3, 2007
- 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. US Department of State
- U.S. Government Holds Forum on Cocoa Farming Labor Issues in West Africa (October 6, 2006)
- WCF and Chocolate Industry Pledge to Support Vocational Education in Schools in the Ivory Coast (October 4, 2006)