New Industry Partnership Focused on Climate Change

Leading Cocoa and Chocolate Companies Join Together to Help Cocoa Farmers Adapt to Weather and Climate Impacts: New #partnership in West Africa and Latin America Focused on Industry’s Sustainability

State College, Penn., – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced today the launch of its new program designed to strengthen collaboration between the public and private sector to address the threat #climatechange poses to cocoa #sustainability and the many livelihoods the sector supports. The WCF-led #partnership brings together ACDI/VOCA, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the world’s leading chocolate and cocoa companies. The announcement was made by WCF’s Acting President #timmccoy during a presentation at Penn State’s Frontiers in Science and Technology for Cacao Quality, Productivity and #sustainability meeting.

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