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“I Love Cocoa”: From Urban Migrant to Dynamic Agroforester
Ediko Appo Agnes stood among her cocoa trees, a machete in one hand with heart-shaped earrings framing her face, and… Read More
Why Chocolate is Forever: Four Ways We’re Working for the Future of Cocoa
If, like me, you are a chocolate lover, chances are that your heart has sunk more than once since 2013,… Read More
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New Technologies and Practices in the Field Benefit Cocoa Farmers
One of the objectives of the WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program is to develop and scale up new innovations and best… Read More
How Did a Finnish Company, Fazer, Find the Ivorian Village of Bieby?
In January 2007 the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), introduced new WCF member, Fazer, to the southeastern part… Read More
WCF Names Chairman
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced Nicko Debenham as chairman for the 2013 – 2015 term at a meeting in Zurich, according to the WCF. Debenham is the director of development and sustainability at Armajaro Trading Ltd. He most recently… Read More
La Fondation Mondiale du Cacao offre des bourses d’études aux chercheurs du CNRA
La Fondation Mondiale du cacao (WCF) a présenté à la presse l’heureux bénéficiaire d’une bourse d’études pour les études les États-Unis ce lundi 19 novembre dans ses locaux aux deux plateaux. N’guessan Pierre puisque c’est bien de lui qu’il s’agit,… Read More
WCF Newsletter October & November 2012
WCF PARTNERS WITH SWISS GOVERNMENT IN SUPPORT OF COCOA FARMERS, NAMES NEW CHAIRMAN, CELEBRATES 100 MEMBERS Left to right: Bill Guyton, Anne Alonzo, Nicko Debenham The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the Swiss State… Read More
Ulker, Turkey’s First Member to the World Cocoa Foundation
Ulker joins global chocolate manufacturers that are committed to a sustainable cocoa economy. Ulker, Turkey’s biggest cocoa user, with an annual usage of 35.000 tons, has joined the platform of world’s leading chocolate manufacturers by becoming a member of the… Read More
World Cocoa Foundation Announces Selection of Seven International Scientists for Cocoa Research Fellowship in United States
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Announces Selection of Seven International Scientists for Cocoa Research Fellowship in United States ABIDJAN (November 19, 2012) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced the selection of seven cocoa research scientists from five countries… Read More
Mondelēz International to Invest $400 Million to Help One Million People in Cocoa Farming Communities
Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) today unveiled “Cocoa Life” – the company’s largest, most comprehensive cocoa sustainability effort to date. As the world’s largest chocolate company, it will invest $400 million over the next ten years to improve the livelihoods… Read More
CocoaMAP Giving Sharper Picture of Cocoa’s Future
With beta-testing starting this fall in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Indonesia, the WCF’s Cocoa Measurement and Progress (CocoaMAP) initiative is the first program of its kind to track the advancements of the cocoa sector’s performance and sustainability efforts, providing an… Read More
Blue Bandana teaches the taste of chocolate
Are you ready for chocolate school? Blue Bandana Chocolate Maker, the artisanal chocolate company launched this year by Eric Lampman, son of Lake Champlain Chocolates founder Jim Lampman, is offering an insight Saturday into how the new chocolate bars —… Read More
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The Guardian: Cacao not gold: ‘chocolate trees’ offer future to Amazon tribes
In Brazil’s largest indigenous reserve thousands of saplings have been planted as an alternative to profits from illegal gold mining. Read More