This year's WCF Partnership Meeting is expected to be one of the most important in its 25 year history. As a primer for the event check out the articles below and get up to speed with the talking points
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The WCF Partnership Meeting is the largest global cocoa and chocolate sustainability event, and cocoaradar.com is its official media partner. Under the theme of 'Our Future: Resilience Through Sustainability'. Members, farmer organizations, donors, decision-makers and thought leaders will come together to chart a new course forward.
Brazil’s bounce back as a potential cocoa power-house is a boost to an industry under pressure
In an exclusive interview, Chris Vincent, President of the World Cocoa Foundation, explains the significance of convening global leaders and executives in São Paulo, Brazil for its next Partnership Meeting
‘We are at a tipping point,’ Rainforest Alliance CEO calls for a cocoa regenerative agenda
In an exclusive interview ahead of the World Cocoa Foundation Meeting in Brazil, Santiago Gowland emphasizes the importance of internalizing the value of people and nature in supply chains to ensure resilience and productivity
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EXCLUSIVE: ICCO boss predicts there will not be enough cocoa to supply the market this season
Michel Arrion, executive director of the International Cocoa Organization, says the market is ‘nervous’ about the prospect of a fourth-year supply deficit as the industry prepares for a summit in March in Brazil to discuss the crisis
Spotlight on CocoaActionBrasil: Big, bold and beautiful
Special report: Since its launch in São Paulo in 2018 at the World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting, CocoaActionBrasil has made significant strides in promoting sustainability and enhancing the livelihoods of cocoa farmers across the country
Cocoa economics: ‘It's not the futures markets that are broken, it's the physical market that is broken,’ says Pam Thornton
The influential commodity trader is set to speak at this month’s World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting in Brazil, and while news of a cocoa surplus is welcome this year, she says all eyes are on the 2025-26 season
Talking point: Opposing views on whether futures market or the physical market is the cause of cocoa crisis
Two influential cocoa actors have different opinions. Both are due to speak at next week’s important World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting in São Paulo, Brazil
The sweet fusion of culture and craft: Brazil’s cocoa sector and indigenous art
Special report. Brazil’s cocoa industry is not just about cocoa — it is a tapestry woven with cultural heritage, economic potential, and artistic expression
World Cocoa Foundation returns to LATAM with an emphasis on ‘South-South’ talks for its next Partnership Meeting
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting is set to convene in São Paulo, Brazil, in March, the first time it will have been held in the southern hemisphere since 2018 due to disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic. Here's what to expect