Since the World Cocoa Foundation’s last Partnership Meeting in Brussels at the end of 2022, the organisation has undergone significant internal changes – but its mission remains the same – to ‘create a thriving and equitable cocoa sector.’ After skipping 2023 for a reset, WCF partners are set to gather in Amsterdam from 6 to 7 February to outline its agenda for 2024 and beyond.
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema warned that the Netherlands is at a critical point where national and international drug policy is violently colliding with international drug trafficking, which "has become more lucrative, professional and ruthlessly violent." In an opinion piece for The Guardian, Halsema warned, "Without a fundamental change of course, the Netherlands is in danger of becoming a narco-state."
The Dutch capital and largest cocoa port in the world is preparing to celebrate cocoa and chocolate during February by becoming an important hub for business and for innovative thinking on the sustainability of the cocoa value chains.