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Case in point: the world’s largest chocolate manufacturer, Barry Callebaut, has announced plans to spend $1 million on a Center of Cocoa Excellence in the African nation of Ivory Coast. With this investment the company aims…Read More »

The chocolate dollar in Australia spans a great divide: on one side, a price war dominates at the supermarket checkout. On the other, a world of high-end, artisanal chocolate, where quality trumps price. Darrell Lea, which…Read More »

En visite de travail aux Etats-Unis d`Amérique, la Première Dame Dominique Ouattara a été honorée le jeudi 19 juillet par la Fondation mondiale du cacao à la chancellerie de la Côte d`Ivoire à Washington, DC en…Read More »

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has honoured Mr Anthony Fofie, Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), for his immense contribution towards cocoa sustainability in Ghana.  Read more

In 2012, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) will design, develop and launch Cocoa Measurement and Progress (CocoaMAP) — a global platform of critical cocoa sector indicators developed with multistakeholder input. CocoaMAP will track progress in the…Read More »

“Better Cocoa: Driving Transformation & Measuring Success” was the theme of this year’s World Cocoa Foundation’s 21st bi-annual partnership meeting. Held in Washington, D.C., 300 guests from 28 countries attended the two-day meeting. Notable guests include…Read More »

Rajiv Shah: USAID stepped up its collaboration with the private sector in 2001, when the Agency launched its Global Development Alliance model of public-private partnerships.  Since that time, USAID has joined forces with over 3,000 organizations in…Read More »

Global cocoa sustainability stakeholders are gathering today in Washington, D.C. for the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) 21st Partnership Meeting & Roundtable Sessions. More than 300 guests from the cocoa industry, governments, NGOs, academia, and research institutes…Read More »

The ongoing drive of the federal government to give more attention to the agricultural sector received a boost at the weekend with the selection of Nigeria and three other African countries for the African Cocoa Initiative…Read More »

The World Cocoa Foundation’s work is made possible by the active support and contributions of member companies and a strong network of global partners. WCF is pleased to welcome new members in 2011 and 2012: Darrell…Read More »