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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 »

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 4, 2013 – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has been awarded a grant from the Biodiversity and Agricultural Commodities Program (BACP) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to develop biodiversity indicators and strengthen…Read More »

 Dear All, Regarding significant development of Touton Sustainable Programs and efforts undertook by Touton towards a more sustainable supply chain in cocoa and coffee, we are pleased to inform you about Joseph Larrose’s appointment in the…Read More »

ROLLE, SWITZERLAND, Feb. 27, 2013 – The SCPP (Sustainable Cocoa Production Program), a training program supported by ADM’s sustainability program, S.E.R.A.P. (Socially and Environmentally Responsible Agricultural Practices), IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative) and SECO (Suisse State…Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2013 – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and chocolate maker TCHO are collaborating to introduce innovations and quality improvements to cocoa grown in Ghana. This will take the form of a “Flavor Lab”…Read More »

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced the selection of seven cocoa research scientists from five countries for fellowships through the WCF/U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program Global…Read More »