Cocoa Updates
Turning Risk into Opportunity: How We Keep More of the World’s Forests Standing
What’s the problem? It’s no secret that the earth’s forests are shrinking at an alarming rate. According to the World… 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
Sweet News: Cacao Making a Comeback in Mexico
Brace yourself, chocolate lovers: Chocolate consumption is growing while cacao production is declining. The… Read More
Germany Presents 10 Points Action Plan for a Sustainable Cocoa Sector
The German Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, and the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development,… Read More
Living to Work or Working to Live?
Do we live to work or work to live? It is a question that some of us might be reflecting… Read More
Conserving Cocoa Diversity and Flavor for Future Generations
What will the cocoa trees of the future look like? And, more importantly, how will their beans taste? Will they… Read More
Early Detection Can Eradicate Cocoa Disease in West Africa
With over two million smallholder farmers and 10 million people in West and Central Africa relying on cocoa as their… Read More
Using the optimistic mindset – further strengthening trust
Last year, at the World Cocoa Conference in Berlin, The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa and the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa discussed the latest issues affecting the industry. At this year’s ISM, they met again to look at what progress has been made, with a particular focus on giving farmers a living wage. “Business as usual is no longer an option” was the outcome of the World Cocoa Conference in Berlin nine months ago, signalling the need for a new beginning, but has the cocoa sector become more sustainable since then? This question was discussed by three representatives of the confectionery industry and the food retailers and a co-operative representative from Côte d’Ivoire, at a joint event of the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa and the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa at ISM in Cologne last month. Read More
What We’re Doing Inside Hershey Today to Preserve Memories Outside for Tomorrow
I walked around the office, asking people to recall a good memory. After getting some strange looks, which is normal for… Read More