Cocoa Community
Useful links
Associations and Organizations |
| Cocoa Association of Asia | |
| Cocoa Merchants' Association of America (CMAA) | |
| Chocolate Manufacturers Association, USA (CMA) | |
| National Confectioners Association, USA (NCA) | |
| Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance (BCCCA) (now part of the UK Food and Drink Federation) | |
| European Cocoa Association | https://www.eurococoa.com/en/ |
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | |
| Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) | |
| International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) | |
| Indonesia Cocoa Association (ASKINDO) | http://www.askindo.or.id/ |
| Malaysian Cocoa Board | http://www.koko.gov.my/lkm/index.cfm |
| Ghana Cocoa Board | http://www.cocobod.gh/ |
| National Association of Exporters of Cocoa, Ecuador | http://www.anecacao.com |
| Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira (CEPLAC), Brazil | http://www.ceplac.gov.br |
| DEFRA (Department for Environment,Food & Rural Affairs | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| Alliance of Cocoa Producing Countries (COPAL) | http://www.copal-cpa.org/ |
| Danish International Development Agenc | http://um.dk/en/danida-en/activities/business/ |
| The International Cocoa Intiative (ICI) | http://www.cocoainitiative.org/ |
| CAOBISCO |
Trading and Prices |
| ICE Futures | https://www.theice.com/index |
| International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); Incoterms | http://www.iccwbo.org |
Research and Pest Management |
| Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) - Specialists in agricultural research in tropical regions | http://www.cirad.fr |
| American Cocoa Research Institute (ACRI) | http://www.acri-cocoa.org |
| Cocoa Research UK | http://www.cocoaresearch.com |
| Tropical Agricultural Research & Development Centre, Costa Rica | http://www.catie.ac.cr |
| International Cocoa Germplasm Database | http://www.icgd.reading.ac.uk |
| International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | http://www.iita.org/ |
| University of the West Indies, Cocoa Research Unit (Trinidad & Tobago) | http://cocoacentre.com |
| Cabi International | http://www.cabi.org/ |
| ITAL | http://www.ital.sp.gov.br/ |
| Bioversity International (former IPGRI and INIBAP) | http://www.bioversityinternational.org/ |
| International Cocoa Germplasm Database University of Reading (ICGD) | http://www.icgd.rdg.ac.uk/ |
| CEPLAC | http://www.ceplac.gov.br/ |
| International Center for Development Orientated Research in Agriculture (ICRA) | http://www.icra-edu.org/page.cfm?pageid=ardhome&loginas=anon_e |
| LMC Ltd | http://www.lmc.co.uk/ |
| Natural Resources Institute (University of Greenwich) | http://www.nri.org/ |
| Purdue University Indiaa Center for New Crops and Plant Products | https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Pages/default.aspx |
| Global network for cocoa genetic resources | http://www.cacaonet.org/ |
| Uk Chocolate & Cocoa Industry (research) | http://cocoaresearch.org.uk/index.php |
| Cocoa SPS | http://www.dropdata.org/cocoa/cocoa_SPS_blog.htm |
| The International Pesticide Application Research Consortium (IPARC) | http://www.iparc.org.uk/ |
| CABI Commodities | http://www.cabi-commodities.org/ |
Sustainability and Environment |
| Department for International Development (DFID) | http://www.dfid.gov.uk |
| World Bank | http://www.worldbank.org |
| World Trade Organization | http://www.wto.org |
| ACDI/VOCA | http://www.acdivoca.org/site/id/home |
| Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) | http://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/ |
| GIZ | http://www.giz.de/en/html/index.html |
| SOCODEVI | http://www.socodevi.org/en/ |
| Swiss Contact | http://www.swisscontact.ch/english/pages/HO/HO.php |
| TechnoServe | http://www.technoserve.org/ |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | http://www.usaid.gov/ |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome |
| Sustainable Tree Crops Programme |
Other useful information |
| Coffe & Cocoa International (magazine) | http://www.siemex.biz/coffee/default.asp |
| Choco Club, France | http://www.choco-club.com |
| Chocolate Information Centre | http://www.chocolateinfo.com |
| Chocolate Society | http://www.chocolate.co.uk |
| List of Key Websites for Global Shipping | http://logisticsdegree.net/global-shipping/ |
| Standard & Poors Insurance Cos. Ratings | http://www.standardandpoors.com |
