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Over 25 retailers, chocolate producers and NGOs signed a letter of intent initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) and IDH on sustainable cacao. The signing parties aim to support the revitalization of cocoa production in West-Africa to allow for the consumption of...

This report, prepared by the ICCO Secretariat, contains the summary proceedings and outcome of the World Cocoa Conference 2014. The report includes the Amsterdam Cocoa Declaration as well as an updated Conference Programme. The list of presentations and other documents are available on the ICCO...

Sustainable Cocoa. The Netherlands and the International Cocoa Sector, , World Cocoa Conference - The Netherlands, 09/2014, (2014) 20140603_Cocoa_folder_ENG_lr.pdf (1.28 MB)

Sustainable commodities are high on the social and political agenda in The Netherlands. Most efforts focus on commodities where The Netherlands plays a significant role in the supply chain and where involved stakeholders are motivated to work towards substantive social, economic and ecological...

World Cocoa Conference - Interactive Sessions, , World Cocoa Conference - Interactive Sessions, 06/2014, (0) 20140605_Interactive_sessions_WCC.pdf (563.85 KB)

During the World Cocoa Conference a number of interactive sessions are organized on relevant topics and challenges. While enjoying lunch, you are all invited to participate, contribute and learn together with the organizers of these sessions, including Wageningen UR, IDH, GAIN, WCF, KIT, ADM,...

This booklet presents you with the outcomes and insights of seven independent impact studies into three of the IDH sector programs. Based on a methodology and plan approved by the Dutch Ministry of Development Cooperation and International Trade, these studies thoroughly investigate the impact...

The future of the world cocoa economy depends on the availability of genetic diversity and the sustainable use of this broad genetic base to breed improved varieties. Decreasing cacao genetic diversity (in situ, on-farm and conserved in collections) is a serious problem and all its many causes...

WCF/ACI aims to double cocoa productivity for 100,000 farm households through capacity-building of local & national institutions, and in doing so raise per capita income by 150-200%.The program is a public-private partnership, bringing together WCF, cocoa industry members, the Sustainable...

The Sustainable Cocoa Production Program (SCPP) is a large partnership comprising the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), Swisscontact and private cocoa sector companies, including Armajaro, ADM Cocoa (SERAP), Cargill (SULA), Mars and Nestlé...

Sustainability in the Cocoa Sector-Review, Challenges and Approaches, Matissek, R., Reinecke J., Von Hagen O., and Manning S. , Moderne Ernaehrung Heute, Official Journal of the Food Chemistry Institute of the Association of the German Confectionery IndustryModerne, 2012, p.28 - pgs., (2012)

The cocoa industry is suffering from a number of interconnected problems: Be this the over-aged tree stocks, the repercussions of disease and pest infestation, the political instability in West Africa, a lack of agricultural professionalism, an absence of infrastructure, or the shortcomings of...

The general aim of this publication on sustainable cocoa in the Netherlands is to examine the question of knowledge and the availability of expertise in the country, and to further compare Dutch cocoa knowledge with the knowledge in the broader international sphere. This comparison will serve to...

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