PRESS RELEASE Fine Flavor Cocoa, Quality, and Genetics Highlighted at World Cocoa Foundation Meetings in San Salvador SAN SALVADOR (September 7, 2015) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) kicked off a series of cocoa-related meetings in San Salvador today to… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Reducing Child Labor is a Shared Responsibility WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2015) – In response to the 2013/2014 Survey Research on Child Labor in West African CocoaGrowing Areas Report, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) today issued the following… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Jacobs Foundation Launches TRECC to Partner with World Cocoa Foundation’s CocoaAction $52 Million Investment in Education in Côte d’Ivoire Announced as Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action MARRAKECH (May 6, 2015) – Today, at the Clinton Global Initiative… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Cocoa & Chocolate Industry and Ivorian Government Announce Agreement on Improved Cocoa Planting Material ABIDJAN (April 2, 2015) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Côte d’Ivoire’s Conseil du Café-Cacao have announced an agreement to improve cocoa… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Green Prosperity – Sustainable Cocoa Production Program Launching Towards Development in Indonesian Cocoa Sector JAKARTA (April 1, 2015) – Swisscontact Consortium and Millennium Challenge Account – Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia) announced a partnership called Green Prosperity – Sustainable Cocoa Production… Read More
PRESS RELEASE West African Farmers Tackle Threats to Cocoa Crop Industry-led training program boosts cocoa productivity BRUSSELS (November 5, 2014) – More than 32,000 cocoa farmers in West Africa are reducing the impact of pests and plant diseases on their… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Announces Establishment of Americas Cacao Breeders Working Group Americas Cacao Breeders Working Group Meeting and CacaoNet/Bioversity workshop on in situ and on-farm conservation held at CATIE WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2014) – The World Cocoa… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Announces Expansion of Cocoa Research Fellowship Program for International Scientists Fellowship Application New Openings for Indian, Central American and Mexican Scientists WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 20, 2014) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced today the… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Global Cocoa Sector Advances Effort to Sustain Industry, Improve Quality of Life for Farmers and Communities in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire Industry Also Commits More than $700,000 to Fight Ebola in West Africa COPENHAGEN (October 16, 2014) –… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Global Cocoa Sector Joins Fight Against Ebola Global Cocoa Sector Joins Fight Against Ebola Week-Long Campaign by World Cocoa Foundation Nets $600,000 for West Africa Effort COPENHAGEN (October 15, 2014) – During the opening of its 26th Partnership… Read More