German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa Adopts New Objectives
Living income for cocoa farming households, compliance with human rights and cocoa production without deforestation: the members of the German… Read More
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The World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting in Germany is Where Sustainability Has Tradition
Germany traces the origins of sustainability efforts in its cocoa and chocolate industry back to the 19th century. It was… Read More
Supporting Farmers and Chocolate Companies on the Implementation of the EU Cadmium Regulation
We are now almost a year into the European Union (EU) regulation that has established new… Read More
The Long-term Net Income of Cocoa Producing Households is What Really Matters. Here’s How We Can Support
A lot of discussion on increasing cocoa farmer income focuses on higher yield and higher prices and/or premiums. In my… Read More
Worried about Future Cocoa Production in Central America and the Caribbean? Climate Science Can Help Us Prepare
Cocoa is an important crop in the economy of thousands of families in Central America and the Caribbean, and in… Read More
A New Take on Large-Scale Agroforestry Systems in Cocoa
Cocoa agroforestry systems, which include the cultivation and conservation of trees, are known to increase a farm’s environmental resilience. But… Read More
Making Art and Chocolate with School Children in Ghana
World Cocoa Foundation member Meiji Co., Ltd., based in Japan, supports independent cocoa farmers under the “Meiji Cocoa Support” program. Read More
Helping Cocoa Farmers Thrive through a New Approach
I have visited many cocoa producing regions in West Africa for many years where cocoa farmers are struggling to support… Read More
Your 5-Minute Guide to Sustainable Cocoa
Did you ever wonder who grows the cocoa beans used to make your chocolate? Six million farmers around the world… Read More
A Foodstep into the Future of Chocolate
What are today’s drivers for chocolate consumption? Is cocoa sustainability at play? To answer these questions, and many more about… Read More