Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire — The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Cote d'Ivoire's Conseil du Café-Cacao have announced an agreement to improve cocoa planting material. The agreement is closely aligned with the Ivorian government's 2QC national cocoa strategy and comes less than a year after WCF announced CocoaAction, the chocolate and cocoa industry's strategy for sustainability in the cocoa sector.
As part of its efforts to improve planting material, WCF also announced its focus on new methods of propagation and addressing cocoa swollen shoot virus. These components are championed by WCF member companies Mars, Incorporated and Nestlé.
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