Clik here to view.
WCF October & November 2014
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE In September and October, WCF welcomed newly elected companies to our Board of Directors, forged new levels of collaboration with key partners, and coordinated an industry-led...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF January & February 2015
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE On behalf of WCF, I hope your new year is off to a positive start. 2014 was a defining year for WCF and I want to reflect on some of our achievements in order to inform and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF March & April 2015
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE It’s hard to imagine that WCF is celebrating its 15th anniversary. I recall my initial interview in 2000 with a panel of six company representatives where I was asked why I felt...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF May & June 2015
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Asia is critically important to the global chocolate and cocoa market, both from a sourcing and consumer perspective. As in other parts of the world, cocoa is primarily grown on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF July & August 2015
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE On June 30 and July 1, 2015, more than 300 leaders in the global cocoa sustainability community, representing 25 countries, gathered in Washington, D.C., for WCF’s 27th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF September & October 2015
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE In May 2014, WCF Board Members traveled to West Africa to launch “CocoaAction”, an industry strategy designed to improve livelihoods and farm productivity for more than 300,000...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF November & December 2015
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Outgoing WCF President Bill Guyton shared some of his favorite moments and final reflections of his tenure at WCF over the last 15 years. This year, WCF celebrated 15 years of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF January & February 2016
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The beginning of a new year is always a time of anticipation. This is especially true for WCF as we begin 2016. January 1 marked the start of a new era at WCF, with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF March & April 2016
inside this edition… BUILDING COLLABORATION IN A CHANGING COCOA CLIMATE WCF AND COCOBOD PARTNER TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE COCOA SUSTAINABILITY PRESERVING COCOA GENETICS TO FIGHT DISEASE COCOA...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF Summer 2016
inside this edition… COCOA GENEBANKS: THE FUTURE OF COCOA SUSTAINABILITY COCOA SWOLLEN SHOOT VIRUS DISEASE: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CONTROL THE DISEASE IN WEST AFRICA FROM KOTA KINABALU TO...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF Fall 2016
inside this edition… WCF PARTNERSHIP MEETING SLATED FOR OCTOBER 26-27 IN ABIDJAN NOVEMBER SYMPOSIUM IN NIGERIA FOCUSES ON COCOA RESEARCH COCOA QUALITY AND FINE FLAVOR FEATURED AT LATIN AMERICA...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF November & December 2016
inside this edition… ABIDJAN PARTNERSHIP MEETING UNDERSCORES NEW PRIORITIES FOR WCF WCF, USAID AND ORIGIN GOVERNMENTS GATHERTO LAUNCH A NEW SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE WCF-CONVENED FORUM SETS...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF January & February 2017
inside this edition… PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE PRIORITIZING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND LAND TENURE RIGHTS FOR WOMEN IN COCOA TRAINING EXTENSIONS AGENTS IN THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY COCOA ALIGNING...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF March & April 2017
inside this edition… PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE LAND TENURE RIGHTS IN COCOA COMMUNITIES COCOA AND FORESTS INITIATIVE: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT PRIORITIZING LEARNING: FIRST COCOAACTION MONITORING & EVALUATION...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WCF May & June 2017
inside this edition… PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE THE CASE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT: ‘ONE-STOP’ TECH PLATFORM LEADS TO GREATER SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY THROUGHOUT ALL...
View ArticleCocoa Matters: September 2017
Cocoa Matters: Ending Deforestation, Investing in Sustainable Livelihoods, and More! Subscribe to the WCF Cocoa Matters monthly newsletter!
View ArticleCocoa Matters: October 2017
Cocoa Matters: CocoaAction Annual Report Preview, 2017 Partnership Meeting Registration Deadline, Tackling Deforestation, & More! Subscribe to the WCF Cocoa Matters monthly newsletter!
View ArticleCocoa Matters: November 2017
Cocoa Matters: Cocoa & Forests Initiative Announcement, Partnership Meeting, Award Winners, & More! Subscribe to the WCF Cocoa Matters monthly newsletter!
View ArticleCocoa Matters: December 2017
Cocoa Matters: Ending Deforestation, Climate Smart Cocoa, Industry Sustainability Roundup, & More! Subscribe to the WCF Cocoa Matters monthly newsletter!
View ArticleCocoa Matters: January 2018
Cocoa Matters Special Edition: Advancing Cocoa Sustainability in West Africa – Blogs, Videos, & More! Subscribe to the WCF Cocoa Matters monthly newsletter!
View Article