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WCF Newsletter January to March 2012
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March 15, 2012WCF Southeast Asia Visit - Indonesia Cocoa Workshop
February 14, 2012On Valentine's Day, Reflecting on the Importance of Chocolate Production
February 8, 2012Visit by Ms. Virginia Sopyla - Fellowship and Research Programs Officer of WCF...
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World Cocoa Foundation Global Programs
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) supports cocoa farmers and their families worldwide. WCF programs raise farmer incomes, encourage responsible, sustainable cocoa farming and strengthen communities.
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World Cocoa Foundation
21st Partnership Meeting & Roundtable Sessions
"Better Cocoa: Driving Transformation & Measuring Success"
June 13-14, 2012
The Sphinx Club at Franklin Square
Washington, DC
2ND ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
6:00PM - 10:00PM
Join us for an unforgettable night of fine food, music and chocolate onboard the Odyssey Cruise as it plies the waters of the scenic Potomac River, affording beautiful sunset views of Washington's historic bridges and monuments. Special guests will participate in the celebrations and networking from cocoa-producing countries and communities, the U.S. Congress, and the Obama administration. Previous World Food Prize winners have also been invited. Funds raised from this year’s Gala will help provide improved literacy skills for children in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria through IT-based solutions.
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WCF AFRICAN COCOA INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED
The WCF African Cocoa Initiative (ACI) is a public-private partnership, bringing together the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), cocoa industry members*, the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) and US Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Global Development Alliance and Bureau for Food Security, in concert with key government institutions in the four countries of Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria.
WCF/ACI is a $13.5 million, 5-year program with the goal of improving African agriculture systems through targeting of the cocoa sector and the nearly 2 million smallholder farmers that depend on cocoa for their livelihoods. WCF/ACI will introduce activities across the cocoa economies in the region that address the key areas of the economic prosperity, protecting the environment, and community and social development at the national levels. The program aims to double cocoa productivity for 100,000 farm households and in doing so raise per capita income by 150-200%.
*Private sector funding for this program comes from WCF member companies ADM Cocoa, Barry Callebaut, Blommer Chocolate Company, Cargill, Continaf BV, Ferrero, Guittard Chocolate Company, The Hershey Company, Kraft Foods, Lindt & Sprüngli, Mars, Nestlé, Noble Resources SA, and Olam International Ltd.
