The 2026 World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting, set for 17–18 February in Amsterdam, isn’t just another industry convening. After a turbulent era for the cocoa sector — marked by disease outbreaks, shrinking margins, supply instability and regulatory upheaval — WCF is signalling a shift from conversation to execution.
With cocoa’s foundational stability under threat, the industry will look to this meeting to do more than diagnose challenges. It must begin to reshape the rules of engagement for the entire value chain.
From São Paulo to Amsterdam: How the Agenda is Evolving
At this year’s WCF meeting in São Paulo, CocoaRadar cast it as among the most consequential in WCF’s history, built around the theme 'Resilience Through Sustainability'. The message was urgent: cocoa markets are under pressure from climate shocks, price volatility, regulatory shifts in Europe, and persistent structural inequities in origin countries.