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Announcing the Winners of the 2021 WINCC Gender & Talent Awards
We are delighted to share with you the winners of our Women in Cocoa & Chocolate Network (WINCC) Gender and… Read More
A Forest of Possibilities
“This forest restoration initiative has given us access to food all year round. When cocoa is out of season, we… Read More
Overcoming Challenges Together
(As prepared for delivery) It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the 2021 World Cocoa Foundation Partnership… Read More
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On Valentine’s Day, Reflecting on the Importance of Chocolate Production
They say the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. And whether you’re enjoying the fruits (or beans!) of the world’s cocoa harvest through your favorite candy bar during your afternoon snack, or receiving a heart-shaped box of… Read More
Chocolate’s Cheap Thrill at Risk
Valentine’s Day is Tuesday, Feb. 14, a day when millions of people in the U.S. like to buy sweets for their sweethearts. Read more… Read More
How Big Chocolate plans to save its cocoa supply
A Hershey’s Kiss is more complicated than it looks. Most of the cocoa in it and other chocolate candies comes from West Africa, and it makes its way through a long supply chain to get to U.S. factories. Read More
Environmental Outlook: Saving Chocolate
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and Americans are expected to spend around seven hundred million dollars on chocolate. We consume almost three billion pounds of this sweet treat annually and we’re not alone. The world’s appetite for chocolate is increasing but… Read More
World Cocoa Foundation 2011 Recap
The Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) ended its term in 2011 on a successful note. WCF programs such as the Cocoa Livelihoods Program (WCF/CLP) and Empowering Cocoa Households with Opportunities and Education Solutions (ECHOES) program continue to see measured progress… Read More
The Future of Chocolate
To the ancient Mayans, it was the food of the gods. Nineteenth-century Cubans used it as an aphrodisiac. In the 20th century American culinary authority Fannie Farmer recommended its “stimulating effect” for “cases of enfeebled digestion.” Throughout history people have… Read More
African Cocoa Initiative Unveiled
The ACI is led by the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), which is based in The Netherlands, and WCF member companies. Interviewed by C&CI… Read More
WCF ECHOES Alliance Hosts Leland International Hunger Fellow
PRESS RELEASE WCF ECHOES Alliance Hosts Leland International Hunger Fellow ACCRA/WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 20, 2011) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced today that Leland International Hunger Fellow Laura Ostenso will join its ECHOES Alliance team based in Accra, Ghana… Read More
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