Cocoa Updates
How Input Providers Can Help Farmers Grow More Cocoa on Less Land
Arysta Lifescience, a global agricultural company, has been a WCF member since 2015. The company joined the World Cocoa Foundation… Read More
Chocolate: A Key Ingredient for Sustainable Gastronomy Day
Since 2016, the United Nations have invited the international community to celebrate “Sustainable Gastronomy Day”, recognizing… 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
“We Learned Simple Ways to Improve the Local Environment and our Income”
As a cocoa farmer, I find it very difficult to earn a decent living from cocoa. Due to drought and poor access to water, keeping my farm productive is a constant challenge. The Cocoa Life program gave me the opportunity to discuss my difficulties with other members of the community. When we started these conversations, we discovered that we all suffered similar problems. Read More
From Denmark to Ghana, We all have a Role to Play to Save Rainforests
The Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) is about fighting cocoa-related deforestation in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana with… Read More
Empowered Women Can Change the World, and Cocoa-growing Communities
Each year, on International Women's Day, we celebrate women in our societies. As Social Development director at the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), it is my job every day to make sure the potential of women in cocoa growing communities is fulfilled. Read More
Coffee, Cocoa, and the Cutting Edge
That morning ritual loved by millions, a simple cup of coffee, may one day be a thing of the past. New research shows that 60% of the world’s 124 species of wild coffee face a mounting threat of extinction, mostly as a result of deforestation. Deforestation is also threatening cocoa and the future of chocolate. Read More
Forests, Cocoa, & Farmers: Getting the Balance Right
The world needs forests. They are vital to maintain biodiversity and to help combat climate change. At the same time,… Read More
Your Chocolate Can Help Save the Planet. Here’s How
When there is something wrong in the forest, there is something wrong in society. – Zimbabwe proverb Despite intensive efforts… Read More
Plans d’action pour mettre fin à la déforestation publiés par les gouvernements de Côte d’Ivoire et du Ghana et par les principales entreprises du chocolat et du cacao
UTRECHT, Pays-Bas (4 mars 2019) — Une étape importante a été atteinte dans le renforcement de la transparence et de… Read More
Action Plans to End Deforestation Released by Governments of Côte d’Ivoire & Ghana and Leading Chocolate & Cocoa Companies
UTRECHT, The Netherlands (March 4, 2019) — A milestone has been reached in strengthening transparency and accountability in the cocoa… Read More
Keeping an Eye on Cocoa: Satellite Monitoring Provides Key Support on No Deforestation Commitments
Ever wonder where the chocolate in your candy bar came from? With 70 percent of the world’s cocoa produced by Ghana and… Read More
Unleashing the Potential of Tree Ownership in Ghana
Since March 2018, cocoa farmers in Ghana can obtain official ownership of valuable non-cocoa trees on their farms. During a… Read More