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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2013 – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) kicked off its 23rd Partnership Meeting in Washington, D.C., yesterday with inspiring keynote remarks by Greg Page, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cargill. WCF’s…Read More »

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 cocoa farming households in at least…Read More »

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 Latin America. The efforts will use a range of methods,…Read More »

ABIDJAN, May 29, 2013 – The Conseil Café-Cacao (CCC) of Côte d’Ivoire today announced a new mobile phone program called CocoaLink that will create a free information exchange for all Ivorian farmers with mobile phones. The…Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 22, 2013 – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has received a grant from Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Through the grant, WCF will pilot…Read More »

Twice yearly, around May/June and October, WCF hosts a Partnership Meeting & Roundtable Sessions for the international cocoa community, uniting the private and public sectors in a shared mutual interest in advancing cocoa sustainability. This event brings…Read More »

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET NOW! for  World Cocoa Foundation’s   3rd Annual Benefit Gala & Dinner ~aboard Washington’s Odyssey Potomac River Cruise Ship~   Wednesday, June 5, 2013 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.   Honoree: Larry Graham, President,…Read More »

  PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE An especially rewarding development over the past few years has been the rapid increase in the number of Japanese companies that are members of WCF. Today, these companies represent a significant percentage of…Read More »

“Cocoa is Ghana and cocoa is money, thanks to our farmers for working hard to earn foreign exchange for this beautiful country.”  – This is a line from an old song on cocoa which Igrew up…Read More »

Upcoming WCF Partnership Meetings, Steering Committee Meetings & WCF Events: CLP Steering Committee Meeting: October 2-3, 2013, Ghana CLP & ACI Reception: October 3, 2013, Ghana ACI Steering Committee Meeting: October 4, 2013, Ghana 24th Partnership Meeting &…Read More »