Cocoa Updates

Blommer Chocolate Plots Sustainability Roadmap

Blommer Chocolate Company, Chicago, the largest cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier in North America, today announced its plans to invest an incremental $45 million in cocoa sustainability efforts by 2020 as a part of its Sustainable Origins program. Read More

Cash crops as the cornerstone of food security: the case for cocoa

More than 70 per cent of the world’s cocoa comes from West Africa, accounting for US$8 billion in annual revenues for the region.  The crop forms the economic backbone of many West African countries and provides a livelihood for nearly… Read More

WCF Agricultural Logistics Skill Development Program Internships

As part of their training, students of the WCF Agric Logistics Skill Development Program have been undergoing Internships with program… Read More

WCF Newsletter January – March 2012

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The first quarter of 2012 has been busy at the World Cocoa Foundation.  In January, we welcomed our 2012 WCF Officers Anne Alonzo of Kraft Foods (Chairwoman), Jeff Morgan of Mars, Inc, (Vice Chair), Nicko Debenham of Armajaro… Read More

Committed to Cocoa-Growing Communities

US$14m Package For Cocoa Farmers In Africa

Over 100,000 cocoa farmers in four Central and West African countries, including Ghana, are to benefit from a US$14 million package from the Africa Cocoa Initiative (ACI) within the next five years. Read more… Read More

Initiative Launched to Benefit Cocoa Farmers in West, Central Africa

The Washington, D.C.-based World Cocoa Foundation, the U.S. government’s Feed the Future initiative, and the Netherlands-basedSustainable Trade Initiative have announced the launch of… Read More

$14 million cocoa project for four African states


Farmers from four cocoa producing countries in West and Central Africa are set to benefit from a $14 million project by the World Cocoa Foundation(WCF) and the  African Cocoa Initiative (ACI) aimed at increasing productivity, incomes and achieving food security. Read More

The chocolate wars: Researchers and growers are trying new tactics in the escalating fight against fungi

Lyndel Meinhardt waited as his guide chopped through the thick Peruvian underbrush, clearing a path through the jungle to something more desirable — and delicious — than any Indiana Jones artifact: a cacao tree naturally resistant to deadly fungal spores. Read More

On Valentine’s Day, Reflecting on the Importance of Chocolate Production

They say the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. And whether you’re enjoying the fruits (or beans!) of the world’s cocoa harvest through your favorite candy bar during your afternoon snack, or receiving a heart-shaped box of… Read More