WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program Improving Access to Credit
In early September, I had the opportunity to accompany our partners at TechnoServe to visit several WCF CLP farmer communities… Read More
Blogs
First USDA/WCF Borlaug Cocoa Fellow from Cote d’Ivoire Addresses Local & International Media in Abidjan
Cocoa scientist Dr. Louis Koko is the first-ever USDA/WCF Borlaug Cocoa Fellow from Côte d’Ivoire. On September 10, he spoke at a press conference in Abidjan organized by WCF and attended by nearly 30 representatives of local and international media. Read More
Improving Management of Cocoa Pod Borer- A regional workshop organized by Mars, ICCRI, ACIAR and WCF
Demand for cocoa is soaring around the world – growing 2 to 3 percent each year. Perhaps nowhere is that growth stronger than in Asia, particularly in China and India. Given the demand, the ability to grow cocoa locally in… Read More
Cocoa Paper Blog
Cocoa Paper was proud to attend the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) partnership meeting held in Washington DC on June 13 & 14, 2012. Represented by Kate Janetski, Managing Director of PT. Community Solutions International, Cocoa Paper joined over 300 individuals… Read More
New Fertilizer Blend Arrives in the Famous Cocoa Belt of Soubre
Cocoa producing regions throughout Côte d’Ivoire are battling declining yields and increased tree mortality, but affordable fertilizer production and distribution is one of the most effective tools to help reverse this trend. And we’re excited to announce that the first shipment… Read More
Mars’ Vision for Change Program Acknowledged by Ivorian Leaders to Address Worst Forms of Child Labor in Côte d’Ivoire
I last posted about a series of meetings in January involving representatives from the Governments of Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, officials of the US Department of Labor, the congressional offices of Tom Harkin and Eliot Engel and the global cocoa industry – the… Read More
NJBiz sits down with Mars Global Chocolate President Grant Reid
Grant Reid talked with last week with NJBiz reporter Melinda Caliendo about Mars’s vision to purchase all our cocoa from sustainable sources by 2020. Mars Global Chocolate is headquartered in NJ, and it’s great news for the cocoa industry that… Read More
Business Perspective Changes Farmer’s Life
Mr. Yaw Nyarko is a cocoa farmer in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He resides in Akote Krom; a community… Read More
WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program Pilots Digital Green in Ghana
Recently, the WCF CLP participants from the New Ebudiase area in the Ashanti Region of Ghana completed a training in… Read More
GRANJA LUKER ‐ 50 years: Searching for the Best Chocolate through Investigation, Hard Work, and Passion
CasaLuker is a family‐owned enterprise founded more than 100 years ago, in 1906, in the small Colombian city of Manizales. Read More