Farmer Livelihoods
The World Cocoa Foundation and our members work to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers around the world.
Learn MoreOur mission is to catalyze public-private action to accelerate cocoa sustainability. We champion multi-stakeholder partnerships, aligned public and private investment, policy dialogue, and joint learning and knowledge sharing to achieve transformative change in the cocoa supply chain.
Community Empowerment
The World Cocoa Foundation and our members help strengthen cocoa-growing communities by increasing opportunities for women and developing access to quality primary education for children.
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Human Rights
The World Cocoa Foundation and our members are committed to fighting child labor in the cocoa supply chain, a shared responsibility of industry, governments, civil society, and communities.
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Environment
The World Cocoa Foundation and our members are committed to ending cocoa-related deforestation and taking climate action.
Learn MoreAmong WCF’s 100+ members are farm-level input providers, financial institutions, cocoa processors, chocolate makers and manufacturers, farmer cooperatives, cocoa trading companies, ports, warehousing companies, and retailers.
Through WCF, the global chocolate and cocoa industry is working to ensure the sustainability of cocoa, the health of the planet, and the prosperity of cocoa farmers around the world.
Cocoa Updates
Is the End of Cocoa-Related Deforestation Within Reach?
“How much rainforest is in that chocolate bar?,” asked the World Resources Institute in a thoughtful blog several years ago. The… Read More
Is the End of Cocoa-Related Deforestation Within Reach?
“How much rainforest is in that chocolate bar?,” asked the World Resources Institute in a thoughtful blog several years… Read More
‘You’ll find very few people who disagree with the idea that farmers should earn a living income’
In the week Fairtrade made a major announcement on increasing its Minimum Price for cocoa and upping its farmers' premium payments, Jon Walker, the foundation's senior cocoa advisor, talks exclusively to Confectionery News about Fairtrade's strategy for the future in ending farmer poverty. Read More