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
Partnering to Protect our Planet’s Forests
This year’s International Day of Forests – celebrated on March 21 – is themed around education, with an emphasis on… Read More
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
Establishing 100% Traceability for Barry Callebaut’s Cocoa Supply Chain in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
On March 14, 2019, Barry Callebaut published its Action Plan under the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI) Frameworks for Action. Read More
Retailers Collaborate to End Cocoa-related Deforestation
One of the most powerful aspects of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) is its ability to bring to the… Read More
West Africa’s Cocoa Sector is at a Crossroads: Low Prices Stimulate Rethinking our Strategy
Why does intensification have to be combined with diversification, producing the same volume of cocoa on less land? Why… 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