The prospects for regional collaboration to work on key challenges in Asian cocoa are examined. It is concluded that: (1) it is more efficient and cost-effective to find solutions to common problems in collaboration; (2) build on strengths of individual (national) organisations, combine areas of...
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This presentation first deals with the background on the cocoa industry and looks at its future. Problems and challenges encountered are discussed, e.g on the economic side: low production, crop losses, pests and diseases, inadequate infrastructure and land-use planning, poor market information...
In this presentation various topics are presented: the development model of the World Cocoa Foundation; lessons learned; reasons for stagnation of supply; partnership platforms among which the sustainable tree crop program with other cocoa producing West African countries. And, future plans are...
This presentation summarizes the goals and objectives of the Sustainable Cocoa Forum which was founded in June 2012 in Berlin. It is a joint initiative by the German Government, civil society and the German private sector. The initiative’s secretariat is provided by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für...
Several tracking/traceability mecahanisms are presented, e.g.: identity preservation, the COCOBOD system in Ghana and traceability from cooperatives. All the models described for cocoa tracking and traceability systems, more than recover the additional costs in premiums paid by buyers which will...
This presentation by the Cocoa Sustainability Director for Certification & Community Development at Mars Global Chocolate was delivered at the ISEAL 2012 Conference Public Day in the conference session: The Growing Demand for Impact Data. It addresses issues like the economic sustainability...
2010 was the International Year of Biodiversity in which the world was celebrating its value for life on earth. As contribution to this effort, a symposium was held to share, and invite participants to discuss, the findings and recommendations of 6 country studies from ACP countries. This...
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