Cocoa Updates
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
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
Cocoa Through the Lens: A Photographer’s Visit to the Dominican Republic
With my previous experience in the region, in countries like Grenada, St. Lucia, and Haiti, I was already a big… Read More
Child Labor Has No Place in the Cocoa Supply Chain
The cocoa and chocolate industry believes that every child needs a safe and conducive environment to… Read More
High Carbon Stock Forests, Cocoa, and the Fight Against Climate Change
How do you define what constitutes a forest in a cocoa-growing landscape? What forests contribute to removing the most carbon… Read More
Transportation and Logistics: The New Frontier for a Sustainable Supply Chain
In March 2019, I was lucky to travel with a Dutch delegation to Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana for their first… Read More
A Global Imperative: Saving Our Forests
Our forests are critical to the fight against climate change, as well as the protection of biodiversity, and the ability… Read More
From 1914 to 2019: A Family Business on Cocoa Sustainability
Achieving transformative change for a sustainable cocoa sector requires multi-stakeholder engagement, including companies from across the cocoa supply chain –… Read More
Improving the Sustainability of Cocoa Grown in West Africa
Cocoa is far from the only ingredient in Betty Crocker baked goods, but when you long for a brownie, it’s… Read More
