Investing in Biodiversity, Great Taste, and Farmers
World Cocoa Foundation member Puratos is an international group based in Belgium offering a full range of products for artisans,… Read More
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Bridging the Science-Industry Gap to Help Cocoa Farmers Adapt & Thrive
As the prognosis for climate change worsens – with a new UN report calling for immediate global action to… Read More
From Farmers to Consumers: All Hands On Deck for Innovative Agroforestry
Last year, during a visit to the Dominican Republic, I asked Apolinar Sanchez Rosas, a cocoa farmer, why he was… Read More
Investing in Small Farm Renovation: The Business Case
In a relatively short period of time, we have witnessed how the destructive combination of climate change, low productivity, and… 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
Cocoa Farmers Reflect on the 2018 Partnership Meeting
The 2018 World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting wrapped up less than a month ago. It was made possible by the… Read More
Brazilian Women Exchange Views on Cocoa Sustainability: Part 1
On the heels of the 2018 Partnership meeting in São Paulo, and the launch of… Read More
A Flavorful Journey to Cocoa Quality
In recognition of the importance of flavor in cocoa, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has helped establish flavor laboratories at… Read More
The Business Case for Land Tenure Security
According to the Reuters Foundation, the Ghana Cocoa Board attributes the decline in cocoa production to the inability of… Read More
Building Relationships Around Flavor and Quality
Whenever I tell someone that I work with Guittard Chocolate their eyes light up and they smile, and so… Read More