The 2025 WCF Partnership Meeting

The World Cocoa Foundation invites stakeholders across the cocoa value chain to join us in São Paulo, Brazil, on 19–20 March 2025, for the 2025 Partnership Meeting under the theme “Our Future: Resilience Through Sustainability.” World Cocoa Foundation This flagship event unites farmer organizations, governments, industry, academics, civil society, donors, and media in a dynamic forum for shaping a sustainable future for cocoa. World Cocoa Foundation

At a time when cocoa faces mounting pressures—climate change, disease, regulatory shifts, productivity challenges, and market volatility—the meeting provides a platform to explore integrated strategies for strengthening environmental, social, and economic resilience across the sector. World Cocoa Foundation

What to Expect / Event Highlights

Thought-Leadership & Program Sessions
Attendees can engage in plenary keynotes, breakout discussions, panels, and fireside chats on cutting-edge themes such as:

• Global cocoa economics and market outlooks
• Regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, and biodiversity
• Compliance with EU regulations like EUDR, CSRD, and CSDDD
• Disease and pest management strategies
• Indirect sourcing and supply chain transparency
• Data, monitoring, and forest & carbon accounting
• Mechanisation’s role in future cocoa farming
• Social impacts: living income, health & social protection, child labor
• Enabling environments for farmer investment and community resilience
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Innovation Marketplace
On 20 March, the Innovation Marketplace will feature organisations presenting scalable solutions and technologies addressing sustainability challenges in cocoa. Participants can explore these projects, engage with innovators, and network with industry leaders. World Cocoa Foundation

Side Events & Exchanges
Several special events frame the meeting:

• Forest Data Partnership (by invitation) exploring digital infrastructure for transparency World Cocoa Foundation
• WINCC (Women in Cocoa & Chocolate) network reception to foster gender equity & inclusivity in the sector World Cocoa Foundation
• Living Income Breakfast (by invitation) to align stakeholders around living income policies and data transparency World Cocoa Foundation
• Brazil Session – CocoaAction Brasil (post-meeting) showcasing sustainable cocoa initiatives specific to Brazil World Cocoa Foundation

Networking & Field Visits
With around 400 participants from over 40 countries, the meeting encourages cross-sector collaboration and peer-to-peer learning. World Cocoa Foundation+1 Delegates will also have the opportunity for field visits to Brazilian cocoa farms and projects to observe sustainability practices firsthand.