PRESS RELEASE International Cocoa Community Convenes in Santo Domingo With a Focus on Sustainability WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 10, 2013) – Global cocoa sustainability experts and practitioners will gather in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on October 15 – 16 for the… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Hosts African Cocoa Experts WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 31, 2013) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has welcomed the arrival in the United States of four cocoa storage and warehousing experts from West Africa. The visit,… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation and ACDI/VOCA Join Forces to Bring Technology, Other Benefits to Indonesia’s Cocoa Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2013) – ACDI/VOCA and the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) are launching an agricultural development initiative in Indonesia… Read More
PRESS RELEASE At World Cocoa Foundation, Cargill’s Greg Page Focuses on Sustainability and Food Security WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 6, 2013) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) kicked off its 23rd Partnership Meeting in Washington, D.C., yesterday with… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation, Nigerian Government Forge New Partnership WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 5, 2013) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announce $1.2 million in new funding to provide assistance to 70,000… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Announces $3 Million in Globe-Spanning Support for Cocoa Sustainability WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 4, 2013) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced today $3 million in new support for cocoa improvement projects in Africa, Asia, and… Read More
PRESS RELEASE New CocoaLink Mobile Technology Program to Improve Livelihoods of 100,000 Cocoa Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire ABIDJAN (May 29, 2013) – The Conseil Café-Cacao (CCC) of Côte d’Ivoire today announced a new mobile phone program called CocoaLink that will… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Receives Feed the Future Funding to Support Cellphone Technology Program in West Africa WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 22, 2013) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has received a grant from Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation,… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Making Chocolate Environmentally Friendly: World Cocoa Foundation Works to Advance Biodiversity in the Cocoa Sector WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2013) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has been awarded a grant from the Biodiversity and Agricultural… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Nomination of Joseph Larrose as “Head of Sustainable Sourcing” for Groupe Touton BORDEAUX (March 1, 2013) – Regarding significant development of Touton Sustainable Programs and efforts undertook by Touton towards a more sustainable supply chain in cocoa and… Read More