World Cocoa Foundation

10/19/2026

Protecting forests and supporting sustainable cocoa production need to go hand in hand.

WCF’s new position on deforestation and forest restoration sets out shared priorities for action: better data, stronger forest governance, resilient farms and closer coordination between industry, governments, farming communities and partners.

The goal is big and important: keep forests standing, restore degraded land and strengthen the resilience of cocoa production.

Read the full position: http://worldcocoafoundation.org/news-and-resources/article/from-measuring-forest-loss-to-driving-forest-protection

10/13/2026

The WCF Partnership Meeting 2027 agenda is live: https://worldcocoafoundation.org/partnership-meeting/from-origin-to-global-resilience

This year, we’re opening up the conversation — bringing more voices into the room, creating more space for exchange, and putting practical debate at the centre of the programme.

Alongside plenaries, expect fireside conversations, country-led sessions, hands-on working groups and a West African Cocoa Trade Fair. Different formats designed to get closer to the questions, experiences and solutions shaping cocoa today.

Explore the agenda and see what’s taking shape for in Accra!

09/29/2026

The WCF Partnership Meeting is about connecting what happens at origin with the future of the whole cocoa sector. Be there: https://worldcocoafoundation.org/partnership-meeting/from-origin-to-global-resilience

The challenges facing cocoa — from farmer incomes and productivity to climate change, forests, markets and regulation — are deeply connected.

Building resilience therefore means working across the value chain, with producers and producing countries at the centre, and bringing together companies, governments, farmers, civil society, researchers and other partners to turn knowledge and investment into practical action.

The Partnership Meeting is a space to have those conversations, build stronger partnerships and focus on what can deliver greater impact on the ground.

09/24/2026

Can the 2027 Partnership Meeting help the cocoa sector achieve even greater impact?

In 2026, the Partnership Meeting brought different parts of the cocoa sector together to better understand shared challenges, strengthen connections across the value chain and support collaboration for action.

In 2027, we meet in Accra, Ghana – bringing the Partnership Meeting closer to the realities of cocoa-producing countries and creating stronger opportunities to connect priorities, expertise and action across the sector.

Find out more: https://worldcocoafoundation.org/partnership-meeting/from-origin-to-global-resilience

17–18 March 2027 | Accra, Ghana

09/07/2026

📢 Registration is now open for the 2027 World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting!

On 17–18 March 2027, the global cocoa community will come together in Accra, Ghana, for two days of discussion, connection and collaboration under the theme **From Origin to Global Resilience**.

At a time of rapid change across the cocoa sector, this year’s Partnership Meeting will put producing countries and cocoa-farming communities at the heart of the conversation. Together, we’ll explore how action at origin can strengthen resilience across the entire cocoa value chain.

🌱 Practical solutions and innovation
🤝 Collaboration across the cocoa sector
🌍 Perspectives from origin to global markets
💬 Conversations on the challenges shaping cocoa’s future

Join us in Accra and be part of the conversation.

👉 Register now: https://worldcocoafoundation.org/partnership-meeting/from-origin-to-global-resilience

09/03/2026

Registration for the 2027 WCF Partnership Meeting opens on 7th September.

Join us in Accra, Ghana, on 17–18 March 2027.

Stay tuned: https://worldcocoafoundation.org/partnership-meeting/from-origin-to-global-resilience

08/31/2026

JNCC 2026 | Ivorian Cocoa Celebrates its Youth and Future
From September 1st to 3rd, 2026, the Abidjan Exhibition Center will host the 10th National Cocoa and Chocolate Days (JNCC), under the theme: "Youth and Cocoa, a Culture of the Future."

Under the High Patronage of H.E. Tiemoko Meyliet Koné, Vice-President of the Republic, the Presidency of Dr. Beugré Mambé, Prime Minister, the Sponsorship of Mr. Téné Birahima Ouattara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and the auspices of Mr. Bruno Nabagné Kone, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Production.

The program includes: awards for the best producers, panels and conferences, exhibitions, sales and tastings, fashion, sports, a children's area, a food village, and concerts.

08/26/2026

Women work across the cocoa value chain, but much of their contribution still goes uncounted.

When women have less access to land, finance, training and markets, the impact reaches beyond individual households. Farms lose productivity, incomes stay lower, and the sector misses skills and experience it already has.

The International Year of Women Farmers is a useful moment to look at who has access to resources, who appears in the data and who helps shape decisions.

At the WCF Partnership Meeting, Akissi Martine Kouamé of CAPROD and Tacko Ndiaye of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought these questions into the cocoa discussion.

Read more from Tacko Ndiaye on what helps women contribute more fully to resilient cocoa production.

08/13/2026

Across Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, WCF member companies and Cocoa & Forests Initiative signatories are supporting farmers with practical training, agroforestry, farm mapping, pruning, seedlings and income diversification.

The farmer stories behind this work show a clear pattern: support has the greatest value when farmers can use it to make better decisions on their own farms, protect trees and soil, manage climate risks and strengthen household income.

There is still much more to do, but these examples show how coordinated action can turn broad sustainability commitments into practical changes on the ground.

Read the full article on how farm-level action is helping build a more resilient cocoa supply chain:

How actions on the farm in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana build a more resilient cocoa supply chain

08/06/2026

Ecuador’s cocoa sector is growing quickly and gaining a stronger place in the global market. Higher prices have further encouraged investment on farms and in local processing, while progress on agroforestry, certified cocoa and traceability is strengthening the country’s sustainability and market position.

On 27 July, Michael Matarasso and Elizabeth Howard led a WCF meeting in Guayaquil with 25 representatives from member companies, government, ANECACAO ECUADOR , GIZ Ecuador, and local cocoa businesses. Participants identified regulatory compliance, traceability, carbon accounting and climate monitoring, deforestation monitoring and mapping, Child labor risk monitoring and farm productivity as priority areas where collective action can have the greatest impact.

WCF will use the workshop findings to explore collaboration in Ecuador in 2027. The opportunity is to learn from a cocoa origin that is moving fast, and build partnerships that help its growth remain sustainable, resilient and competitive.