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Group Backs Cameroon Cocoa Output
July 27, 2012
A report in Fraternite Matin (p. 11) says that the U.S.-based World Cocoa Foundation has granted an award to Ivorian First Lady Dominique Ouattara for “her campaign against child labor.” Mrs Ouattara received the award during…Read More »
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Statement by World Cocoa Foundation on the Death of President John Atta Mills
July 24, 2012
World Cocoa Foundation President Bill Guyton issued the following statement this afternoon on the death of Ghana’s President John Atta Mills: The World Cocoa Foundation and its more than 90 members were shocked and deeply saddened…Read More »
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Press Release: World Cocoa Foundation and First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire Partner to Improve Cocoa Communities
July 19, 2012
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the office of Dominique Ouattara, first lady of Côte d’Ivoire, announced today an agreement to develop and implement educational and vocational training programs to benefit cocoa farmers and their families…Read More »
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Press Release: Cocoa Sustainability Stakeholders Convene for 21st World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting
June 13, 2012
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 »
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Press Release: At G8 Food Security Symposium, World Cocoa Foundation Announces $4 Million in New Support for Cocoa Farmers in West Africa
May 18, 2012
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) is launching a $4 million initiative to benefit 35,000 cocoa farmers in three West African countries that are among the world’s largest producers of cocoa. The announcement comes as part of…Read More »
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Press Release: WCF ECHOES Alliance Hosts Leland International Hunger Fellow
July 20, 2011
July 20, 2011, Washington, DC and Accra, Ghana – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced today that Leland International Hunger Fellow Laura Ostenso will join its ECHOES Alliance team based in Accra, Ghana beginning this month.…Read More »