“I Love Cocoa”: From Urban Migrant to Dynamic Agroforester
Ediko Appo Agnes stood among her cocoa trees, a machete in one hand with heart-shaped earrings framing her face, and… Read More
Blogs
Why Chocolate is Forever: Four Ways We’re Working for the Future of Cocoa
If, like me, you are a chocolate lover, chances are that your heart has sunk more than once since 2013,… Read More
Pass the Garri: Lessons Learned on Diversification and Cocoa Livelihoods
Tahiru Mohammed is a business-minded farmer in the Mantukwa community in Ghana’s Ashanti region. In 2014, he received training through… Read More
“You Can Take Care of Your Children” with Cocoa
He never went to school. Instead, N’Dri Kouadio Pascal moved around the cocoa farms of Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading… Read More
Our Resolution for 2020: Faster Progress on Cocoa Sustainability
Many of us will have indulged our sweet tooth over the holiday season and so, as the year begins,… Read More
Reframing Success in Tackling Child Labor
When I was teaching university courses in African Studies in Seattle, I often handed my students a blank map of… Read More
Three Questions to Mawuse Hotor on the Partnership Meeting, Youth in Cocoa, and Women’s Empowerment
Following the 2019 World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting in Berlin, civil society organization Solidaridad sat down… Read More
California Proposition 65: What will Change for US Chocolate Lovers and Cocoa Farmers in Latin America?
California’s Proposition 65 is a long-standing law that has important effects on small cocoa producers in Latin America and chocolate… Read More
We Have Zero Tolerance for Forced Labor in the Cocoa Supply Chain
Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery — a powerful reminder that slavery is not… Read More
Stepping Forward to Support Cocoa Genetic Resources
The World Cocoa Foundation started the year 2019 by issuing an appeal for the cocoa and… Read More