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
Brazilian Women Exchange Views on Cocoa Sustainability: Part 2
Shortly following the 2018 Partnership Meeting in São Paulo and the launch of CocoaAction… Read More
Fighting Climate Change and Poverty with Agroforestry
During the 2018 Partnership Meeting, Petra Heid, head of sustainability for WCF member Chocolats Halba, gave an inspiring talk on… Read More
Brazil and Peru Trade Expertise on Cocoa Agroforestry in First-Ever Exchange
Brazil is currently the seventh-largest producer of cocoa in the world, with approximately 200,000 tons per year. But in the… Read More
Cacao, Côte d’Ivoire’s gold
In this Figaro Magazine special report. learn about the importance of the cocoa sector for the world's first producer, Côte d'Ivoire. The article describes opportunities and challenges linked to cocoa farming, from infrastructure to living income and deforestation issues. Read More
Cargill outlines plan to end cocoa deforestation
Cargill has outlined its plan to eliminate deforestation from its cocoa supply chain. The Protect Our Planet plan provides concrete actions the company is taking to achieve 100 percent cocoa bean traceability and includes a commitment of “no further conversion” of any forest land in Ghana and Ivory Coast for cocoa production. It also expands the company’s forest efforts to five origin countries (Brazil, Indonesia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Ghana) as well as the indirect cocoa supply chain, while securing the future livelihoods and resilience of smallholder cocoa farmers. Read More
Investing in Biodiversity, Great Taste, and Farmers
World Cocoa Foundation member Puratos is an international group based in Belgium offering a full range of products for artisans,… Read More
Bridging the Science-Industry Gap to Help Cocoa Farmers Adapt & Thrive
As the prognosis for climate change worsens – with a new UN report calling for immediate global action to… Read More
From Farmers to Consumers: All Hands On Deck for Innovative Agroforestry
Last year, during a visit to the Dominican Republic, I asked Apolinar Sanchez Rosas, a cocoa farmer, why he was… Read More