Archives

• 2012.07.27: WCF and First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire Partner to Improve Cocoa Communities
• 2012.06.15: WCF ECHOES Participation in World Day Against Child Labour
• 2012.06.06: Côte d'Ivoire Launches Its First Cocoa PPP Platform
• 2012.06.01: 7th WCF/CLP Steering Committee Field Visit – Côte d’Ivoire
• 2012.05.21: WCF Receives 2012 Academy Prize
• 2012.04.27: WCF Agricultural Logistics Skill Development Program Internships
• 2012.03.30: Cocoa Farmers Taking Care of Business
• 2012.03.23: GCLMS Launch with Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare/National Program for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Cocoa (NPECLC)
• 2012.03.23: WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program Team Meets in Ghana
• 2012.03.15: WCF Southeast Asia Visit – Indonesia Cocoa Workshop February 2012
• 2012.02.14: On Valentine’s Day, Reflecting on the Importance of Chocolate Production
• 2012.02.08: Visit by Ms. Virginia Sopyla – Fellowship and Reseach Programs Officer of World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) To Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB, Bogor-INDONESIA
• 2012.01.26: WCF African Cocoa Initiative (WCF/ACI) and Food Security
• 2012.01.26: My 2012 Annual Letter -- Bill Gates
• 2012.01.20: Learning Through Cocoa
• 2012.01.09: Understanding ‘People, Planet, Profit’
• 2012.01.05: A Look Inside a Community Resource Center in Ghana
• 2011.12.13: Peace Corps Volunteer Connects with Cocoa Farmers and Links Communities
• 2011.12.06: WCF Agricultural Logistics Programme Graduates First Class
• 2011.12.01: My Trip to ECHOES Communities in Ghana
• 2011.11.29: Livelihoods in Pennsylvania and West Africa
• 2011.11.29: Cocoa Farmers Leave Lasting Impression on WCF Member
• 2011.11.14: My First Pod in Ghana!
• 2011.11.09: COCOA AND FOOD SECURITY
• 2011.11.09: WCF Signs MOU with Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare
• 2011.11.04: Positive Stories Shared By Cocoa Farmers Speak Volumes
• 2011.11.02: Success! “People, Planet, Profit: Envisioning the Future of Cocoa in Africa” Partnership Meeting
• 2011.11.01: Visiting WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program Farmers in Ghana
• 2011.10.19: WCF Fellows Take Cocoa Tour
• 2011.10.14: Cocoa at the World Food Prize
• 2011.10.07: WCF Attends World Economic Forum Meeting to Discuss Cocoa Sustainability
• 2011.10.03: WCF Member Kojo Amoo-Gottfried Speaks at USAID Forum in Washington
• 2011.09.30: World Cocoa Foundation Member Companies Visit With Côte d’Ivoire President Ouattara
• 2011.09.19: WCF Hosts Cocoa Livelihoods Program Technical Planning Meeting
• 2011.09.09: WCF Welcomes Leland International Fellow
• 2011.08.30: World Cocoa Foundation Congratulates Partner Nong Lam University on CAA Partnership
• 2011.08.25: World Cocoa Foundation President Bill Guyton Invited to Speak to USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Professionals
• 2011.08.15: World Cocoa Foundation Youth Education Programs in West Africa Support Future Leaders
• 2011.08.05: World Cocoa Foundation Welcomes University of Arkansas Intern
• 2011.06.02: Celebrating the Diversity of Cocoa Origins at WCF’s 19th Partnership Meeting
• 2011.05.12: Join the "Small Farmers are the Answer" challenge!
• 2011.04.07: CocoaLink Connects Farmers with Information Source
• 2011.02.24: USDA Recognizes World Cocoa Foundation Work in Liberia
• 2010.12.20: World Cocoa Foundation introduces the WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program Database Manager
• 2010.12.14: World Cocoa Foundation Cocoa Livelihoods Program Welcomes Monitoring & Evaluation Team Leader
• 2010.11.22: World Cocoa Foundation’s efforts to provide improved cocoa seedlings to Liberian farmers
• 2010.11.17: New World Cocoa Foundation Partnership with Peace Corps
• 2010.11.02: WCF ECHOES Program Welcomes Technical Coordinator Based in Accra
• 2010.10.06: Cocoa Borlaug Fellow Alumnus Attends Cocoa Workshop in Sulawesi, Indonesia
• 2010.09.16: Visit to Camden International Commodities Terminal with the World Cocoa Foundation
• 2010.08.25: World Cocoa Foundation Visits Cocoa Borlaug Fellow Alumnus in Cameroon
• 2010.08.05: World Cocoa Foundation Visits Aceh, Indonesia
• 2010.07.20: World Cocoa Foundation Visits Member Companies in the Dominican Republic
• 2010.07.15: A Visit to the Chocolatier’s Workshop
• 2010.07.09: World Cocoa Foundation at the National Education Association Exposition
• 2010.07.07: Innovative Approaches to Strengthening Rural Education
• 2010.07.02: Changing Perceptions on Cocoa Farming
• 2010.06.21: University of Arkansas Project Team Visit to Ghana
• 2010.06.09: Visit to Cocoa Livelihoods Program Community in Ghana
• 2010.06.04: Nigerian Cocoa Borlaug Fellows Participate in Educational Tour
• 2010.06.02: ‘64th PMCA Conference: Sharing my experience!
• 2010.05.27: Improving African Women’s Access to Agriculture Training Programs
• 2010.05.10: Cameroon Farmer Organizations: Working Together to Improve Cocoa Farming and Marketing
• 2010.05.07: Youth Create Cocoa Planting Guide for Community
• 2010.04.29: Literacy Empowers Youth to Improve Livelihoods
• 2010.04.22: How Does Happiness Fit into the Equation?
• 2010.04.15: World Cocoa Foundation Hosts Send-Off for Dr. Sarah E. Moten
• 2010.04.12: Cocoa Borlaug Fellow Visits a Vessel
• 2010.04.07: Ensuring Sustainability of Rural Education: ECHOES District Stakeholder Meetings
• 2010.03.29: World Cocoa Foundation Facilitates Educational Tour of Ghana for Liberian Fellows
• 2010.03.23: USAID and World Cocoa Foundation Washington Staff Visit ECHOES Communities
• 2010.03.17: Community Learning Centers Empower Teachers in Côte d’Ivoire
• 2010.03.11: SNP Assay training at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana
• 2010.03.10: Pennsylvania State University’s Cocoa Research Program: Helping Cocoa Farmers Improve Productivity
• 2010.03.01: World Cocoa Foundation Field visit to Huila, Colombia
• 2010.02.19: World Cocoa Foundation Team Visit to Medellín, Colombia
• 2010.02.18: World Cocoa Foundation Trip to Manizales, Colombia
• 2010.02.17: World Cocoa Foundation Team Visits Peru and Colombia
• 2010.02.16: Valentine’s Day Fundraiser Supports World Cocoa Foundation
• 2010.02.09: Meet Marc, a Cocoa Farmer in Côte d’Ivoire
• 2010.02.05: Farmer Organizations in Côte d’Ivoire to Participate in Cocoa Livelihoods Program
• 2010.02.04: Ivorian Minister of Agriculture Officially Launched the Cocoa Livelihoods Program
• 2010.02.02: Education for All and the ECHOES Program
• 2010.02.01: The Cake Bar supports World Cocoa Foundation’s ECHOES program with a fundraiser
• 2010.01.27: Cocoa Password: Fermentation, Drying & Sorting in Liberia
• 2010.01.27: 98% of Our Community is Cocoa - Message from Liberia
• 2010.01.27: Good quality cocoa in Bong County, Liberia
• 2010.01.26: Visiting Cocoa Farmer Associations in Liberia
• 2010.01.25: WCF Supports the Red Cross for Haiti Relief Efforts
• 2010.01.22: WCF ECHOES Team at The Embassy of Ghana
• 2010.01.21: Recognizing the Contributions of USDA and Mars Cocoa Scientists in Florida
• 2010.01.15: Women Learn the Value of Education through Literacy Classes
• 2010.01.11: Back to Africa: Article by Andy McCormick, The Hershey Company's World Cocoa Foundation Board Member
• 2009.12.17: Cocoa Sustainability Article
• 2009.12.11: ECHOES: West African Program Benefiting Youth and Young Adults in the Cocoa Sector of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire
• 2009.12.03: Cocoa Borlaug Fellow Alumni participate in the 16th International Cocoa Research Conference
• 2009.11.24: Sustainable Cocoa Farming in Vietnam
• 2009.11.18: Cocoa in Southeast Asia
• 2009.11.17: ECHOES Baseline Study in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
• 2009.11.16: Cocoa Livelihoods Program Steering Committee Meeting, October 19 and 20
• 2009.11.05: World Cocoa Foundation 16th Partnership Meeting Presentations now available online
• 2009.11.03: World Food Prize Symposium Summary Report
• 2009.10.06: Congratulations to Stan Straughter, New Chairman of Constituency for Africa (CFA)
• 2009.10.06: Viable Agriculture is the Hope for Africa
• 2009.10.01: World Cocoa Foundation Youth Program in West Africa
• 2009.09.29: Education Experts Discuss Keys to Strengthening African Education/2009 Ron Brown Series
• 2009.09.22: Africa’s Importance to the United States
• 2009.09.18: Jamaica Cocoa
• 2009.09.14: World Cocoa Foundation Pays Tribute to Norman Borlaug
• 2009.09.09: Regional Leadership, Commitment and Coordination: OECD’s Approach to Addressing Child Labour in West Africa’s Cocoa Sector
• 2009.09.02: MY BORLAUG EXPERIENCE
• 2009.08.31: Poverty Reduction in the Cocoa Growing Areas of Ghana
• 2009.08.28: Congratulations to Ghana for their "One-Child-One Laptop" Project
• 2009.08.24: Cocoa Farming in the Philippines
• 2009.08.07: Visiting the World Cocoa Foundation Member Companies
• 2009.08.06: World Cocoa Foundation Partnership with the USDA Norman E Borlaug Fellowship Program Recognized at the AGOA Conference in Nairobi, Kenya
• 2009.07.24: Welcoming this year's Leland International Hunger Fellows
• 2009.07.20: World Cocoa Foundation’s Tracey Duffey Receives Prestigious Award from PMCA
• 2009.07.17: Attending the Partnership Meeting and Visiting USDA/ARS Beltsville
• 2009.07.17: Reflections on the Cocoa Borlaug Program
• 2009.06.30: Cameroon: Farmers Trained on Cocoa Cultivation Practices
• 2009.06.16: ECHOES New Intern
• 2009.06.16: Cocoa Farmers in Nigeria
• 2009.06.15: 2009 Cocoa Borlaug Fellows attend Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners’ Association 63rd Annual Production Conference
• 2009.06.12: ECHOES Entrepreneurship Training
• 2009.06.11: Honoring World Food Prize 2009 Laureate: Dr. Gebisa Ejeta + 7 Guiding Principles
• 2009.06.11: Impressions from World Cocoa Foundation Intern, Chelsea Coffin
• 2009.06.01: Peace Corps Panama Farmer Field School
• 2009.05.27: Congratulations to Rebecca Ashley Asare
• 2009.05.12: Borlaug Fellows and WCF Tour Chocolate Companies
• 2009.04.21: My first weeks at BARC-Beltsville
• 2009.04.17: My first “Hello” to Georgia, USA
• 2009.04.09: WCF partnering with CHOKOFA to Address Farm Safety and Health in Cocoa-growing Communities
• 2009.04.08: Government of Ghana and Partners Addressing Child Labour in the Cocoa Sector
• 2009.04.07: Chocolate from the Rainforest – US Botanic Garden Conservatory April 2, 2009
• 2009.04.02: Visit to the Cocoa Research Unit (CRU), University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
• 2009.03.26: Trinidad Chocolate: Bean to Bar
• 2009.03.20: Norway Sponsor visits ECHOES program in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
• 2009.03.16: ECHOES Meeting in Accra, Ghana
• 2009.02.19: New West Africa Cocoa Partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• 2009.02.18: ECHOES Success Stories
• 2009.01.14: World Cocoa Foundation’s Sustainable Principles and Goals
• 2008.12.29: Research Fellowship on the Brown Cocoa Mirid in Nigeria
• 2008.12.22: TRACKING THE ORIGIN OF CACAO: The search for new cacao germplasm in the Peruvian Amazon
• 2008.12.22: Sustainable Cocoa in Guatemala
• 2008.12.08: Thoughts on the Independent Cocoa Verification Report
• 2008.12.08: Trip to Colombia
• 2008.12.04: STCP Wins Science Communication Award 2008
• 2008.12.03: Vietnam Cocoa Development Update
• 2008.12.02: Cocoa in Vietnam: A Success Story
• 2008.11.26: Report from Norman E. Borlaug Fellow from Cameroon, Central Africa
• 2008.11.18: My Experience and Lasting Impression about the Norman E. Borlaug Fellowship Program
• 2008.11.07: Challenges of Women Cocoa Farmers in West Africa
• 2008.10.24: Cocoa Marketing in Liberia
• 2008.10.23: Strengthening Cocoa Partnerships in Southeast Asia
• 2008.10.21: Cocoa Farmers In Edo Complete Field Training, Receive Certificates
• 2008.10.17: Sustainable Cocoa Farming in Liberia
• 2008.10.10: 14th World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting
• 2008.10.09: Tulane Report on Child Labor in the West Africa Cocoa Sector
• 2008.10.02: A Tribute to James Mangan
• 2008.09.29: Schools On Farms Raise Cocoa Yield, Farmers Say
• 2008.09.19: Unforgettable Tour Again!
• 2008.08.04: Empowering Cocoa Farmers in Liberia
• 2008.07.22: COMMENTS BY SONA EBAI, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COCOA PRODUCERS’ ALLIANCE (COPAL) DURING THE LAUNCH OF THE CHALLENGE GRANTS PROGRAM OF THE WORLD COCOA FOUNDATION (WCF)
• 2008.07.20: World Cocoa Foundation and Partners: Cocoa Innovations Symposium
• 2008.06.27: Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire Release Survey Results on Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector
• 2008.06.27: Corporate Council on Africa: Investing in Agriculture: Links in Africa
• 2008.06.20: Outstanding Ghanaian and Ivoirian Women Honored by The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa and World Cocoa Foundation
• 2008.06.18: Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Cocoa Labor Issues
• 2008.06.16: Global Coalition on Responsible Cocoa Growing Issues Joint Statement with Sen. Harkin and Rep. Engel
• 2008.06.13: World Day Against Child Labor and ICVB
• 2008.06.11: Comments on WCF’s Cocoa Tour in Ecuador, May 2008
• 2008.05.13: Africa Agribusiness Forum in Chicago
• 2008.05.08: Roads to Market: A Priority for Improving the Cocoa Value Chain
• 2008.05.06: Harambe Endeavor: “Coming Together as One”
• 2008.05.05: Food Crisis and Global Agricultural Reform
• 2008.04.30: Higher Education Summit for Global Development in Washington, DC
• 2008.04.25: Supporting Cocoa Farmer Groups and Cooperatives
• 2008.04.24: Cocoa Sustainability Presentation at Morgan State University
• 2008.04.23: Black Policy Conference: John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
• 2008.04.22: West Africa Trip: Accra, Abidjan and Abuja
• 2008.03.31: Guatemalan Cocoa in the Global Market
• 2008.03.26: Chocolate to Save the Rainforest?
• 2008.02.28: Agriculture: The Fuel for Sustainable Economic Development
• 2008.02.21: Additional Comments regarding the Recent Democracy Now Interview
• 2008.02.19: Verification of Certification Activities in West Africa – Request for Proposals
• 2008.02.15: Democracy Now?
• 2008.02.13: Chocolate from the Rainforest – With Ice!
• 2008.02.12: The Cake Bar "You are Loved" Fundraiser
• 2008.02.05: Generating Knowledge in Bechem
• 2008.01.30: Road to Cocoa Verification
• 2008.01.25: Learning about Africa’s Natural Resources
• 2008.01.18: Future Teachers Learn Interactive Teaching Methods
• 2007.12.28: New Year's Message
• 2007.12.17: Visit to Montgomery Blair High School
• 2007.12.07: Making ecosystem services count for farmers, consumers and the environment
• 2007.12.04: Comments and contributions for the improvement of the growing of cocoa
• 2007.12.03: Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Certification Report on Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector
• 2007.11.29: Providing Technical Assistance to Farmers in the Philippines
• 2007.11.28: Meeting with cacao farmers in the Philippines
• 2007.11.16: Sustaining the ability of cocoa farmers
• 2007.11.13: "Teaching Skills and Improving Lives" Video
• 2007.11.12: Organizations Supporting Cocoa Efforts
• 2007.11.08: Launching the ECHOES Program - Charlie Feezel Travels to Côte d'Ivoire
• 2007.11.06: Evaluating the Progress of Education in Africa
• 2007.11.01: Tulane Technical Report
• 2007.10.22: Agriculture's Role in Addressing Poverty; New York Times Article
• 2007.10.16: Update on Education Programs – ECHOES is signed!
• 2007.10.02: ECA Concoction Symposium in Berlin
• 2007.09.27: Farmers in Cote d'Ivoire Improve Livelihoods through Farmer Training
• 2007.09.26: Visiting Cocoa Growing Communities in Cote d'Ivoire
• 2007.09.25: Remembering Ron H. Brown
• 2007.08.27: A Visit to Juanjui, Peru
• 2007.08.08: Visit to USDA/ARS Beltsville, Maryland
• 2007.08.01: The Role of Sustainable Cocoa in the Millennium Development Goals
• 2007.07.20: Planting to Revive Liberia Cocoa Farms After War
• 2007.07.18: WCF at the NEA Expo
• 2007.07.13: Lessons from a Microeconomic Policy Paper
• 2007.07.02: The People ARE the Giant
• 2007.06.29: Indonesian Cocoa Farming
• 2007.06.27: Introducing WCF's Summer Intern
• 2007.06.26: Learning about the Supply Chain in Ghana
• 2007.06.22: Unforgettable Ghana Tour
• 2007.06.21: Learning What Making a Difference Means
• 2007.06.18: A New Appreciation for the Cocoa Farmer
• 2007.06.15: Reflections from the Ghana Trip
• 2007.06.11: Reflections on the WCF Trip to Ghana
• 2007.06.08: Impresiones sobre la reunion en Amsterdam y el viaje a Ghana/Impressions of the Partnership Meeting in Amsterdam and the Trip to Ghana
• 2007.06.06: Impressions of the WCF Ghana Cocoa Tour
• 2007.06.05: World Cocoa Foundation Ghana Cocoa Tour
• 2007.05.16: Helping to Identify Ways of Reducing Disease Losses on cocoa farms in Ecuador
• 2007.05.13: Sustainable Cocoa Production in Mesoamerica
• 2007.04.24: Improving farmers' tree diversification process in West Africa
• 2007.04.23: WCF Receives the Hans Dresel Memorial Award
• 2007.04.20: Child Labor and Certification: Ghana
• 2007.04.18: Studying Social Ecology in Ghana
• 2007.04.11: The Important Role of Farmer Groups and Cooperatives in West Africa
• 2007.04.05: Greetings from Ikeketo, Cameroon
• 2007.04.02: Cocoa Farmer will Teach Neighboring Cocoa Farmers
• 2007.03.14: Cacao Scientific Research Promotes Cocoa Sustainability
• 2007.03.06: Celebrating Ghana's Independence
• 2007.02.21: Cocoa Farming as an Economic Engine in Rural Liberia
• 2007.02.15: Education in Africa
• 2007.02.07: "Think Cocoa When Creating Teaching Learning Materials!"
• 2007.01.31: Telling Dora's Story at Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development Capitol Hill Forum
• 2007.01.26: Cocoa Educational Workshop for DC Area Students
• 2007.01.24: Maret School Visits WCF
• 2006.12.26: West Africa: Sustainable Tree Crops Program
• 2006.12.22: WCF at the Chocolate Technology Conference in Germany
• 2006.12.20: Role Of World Cocoa Foundation Members In Programs
• 2006.12.13: Reader's Question on Farmer Field Schools and Environmental Practices
• 2006.11.16: Visiting Cocoa Lands in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
• 2006.11.07: Greetings from Ho Chi Minh City.
• 2006.10.27: Climate Change, Food Security in Africa Symposium - World Food Law Institute
• 2006.10.18: Back from San Jose
• 2006.10.11: A Big Week
• 2006.10.02: First blog entry