The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility and the World Bank regional teams are supporting Alisos and Kinomé in organizing the Cocoa & Forests: Knowledge Exchange Program which seeks to connect actors, exchange, learn and discuss different realities of the cocoa-producing countries in Africa and Latin America. This initiative promotes and strengthens a global network of sustainable cocoa through agroforestry arrangements.
The 10-month program is bringing together key actors and stakeholders from the cocoa value chains of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic, as well as organizations, initiatives, and interested institutions around the world with the aim of connecting, exchanging and learning about different realities in the production, processing, distribution, and commercialization of sustainable cocoa.
Session 8: Regional Meeting Africa and Latin America, will take place next Thursday 26th August from 10:00 am to 12:00m EST time via zoom. This 8th session, follows the sessions on the international sustainable cocoa context, we held in June, and the regional context from Africa and Latin America, discussed last July and will tackle cross-cutting themes and solutions for both of the region's challenges. The session will have the participation of a couple of global speakers that will introduce some key subjects that will open the space for a discussion and interaction with the public.
Finally, the session will collect input for the construction of a sustainable cocoa network that includes all actors of the cocoa value chain, from farmers to traders to policymakers.