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GISCO Secretary elected as vice chair of ICCO's Consultative Board

The Consultative Board of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) elected the Secretary of the GISCO, Beate Weiskopf, as its vice chair. The office will be awarded for a period of two years. Chairman became Dr. Victor Iyama, President of the Nigerian Cocoa Organization CAN. MORE

Annual General Meeting on May 07-08, 2019 in Berlin

Living income and better living conditions for cocoa farmer families - this is the focus of the lectures and presentations on the 7th annual general meeting of GISCO. Interested non-members are invited to join the public meeting on May 8. MORE

Germany Presents 10 Points Plan on a Sustainable Cocoa Sector

The German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, and the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, presented a common 10 Points Plan for a sustainable cocoa sector on 23rd of January at the International Green Week in Berlin. MORE

Using the optimistic mindset – further strengthening trust

"Business as usual is no longer an option." Was the outcome of the World Cocoa Conference in Berlin nine months ago a signal for a new beginning, and has the cocoa sector become more sustainable since then? This question was discussed by three representatives of the sweets and confectionery... MORE

ISM 2019 - joint event with the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa

At the International Sweets and Snacks Fair (ISM) in Cologne in January, the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa hosts a joint event with the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cococa: "Business as usual' or real changes for the cocoa sector? - Did the World Cocoa Conference 2018 create a momentum... MORE

Forum Nachhaltiger Kakao auf der Internationalen Grünen Woche 2019

Das Forum Nachhaltiger Kakao ist mit einem Informationsstand auch in diesem Jahr auf der IGW präsent. Zu finden sind wir in der Halle des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (BMZ) als Teil der Wertschöpfungskette Kakao. In Zusammenarbeit mit unserem Mitglied, dem... MORE

Jahresrückblick 2018

Drei Ereignisse aus dem Jahr 2018 sind besonders hervorzuheben: die 4. Weltkakaokonferenz, die in Berlin stattfand, die Mitgliederreise in die Projektregion von PRO-PLANTEURS in Côte d'Ivoire und der interne Strategieprozess im Rahmen der Arbeitsgruppe Nachhaltigkeit. Über diese und weitere... MORE

Training for Animatrices Rurales

Together with the Côte d'Ivoire National Nutrition Programme (PNN) and the PROCACAO project financed by Lidl, PRO-PLANTEURS has trained 41 women from the cooperatives newly selected in 2018 to become Animatrices Rurales (agricultural advisors). The women received training in improved nutrition and... MORE

Professionalization of cooperatives

In November 2018, PRO-PLANTEURS will start new training courses to professionalize the cooperatives it works with. ANADER will train 3,000 women in agricultural diversification. The aim of the training is to increase the income of 10,000 households. In a further training course, conducted by ANADER... MORE

Save the date! ISM 2019 - joint event with the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa

At the International Sweets and Snacks Fair (ISM) in Cologne in January, the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa hosts a joint event with the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cococa: "Business as usual' or real changes for the cocoa sector? - Did the World Cocoa Conference 2018 create a momentum... MORE