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Balancing Act: Protecting Forests & Improving Livelihoods in Liberia

The world’s forests are a key factor in sustainable development. They provide food, water, and medicine. They help stabilize the …

ACDI/VOCA MinPACT Participants Winnowing of Roasted Cacao Beans

MinPACT Workshop Trains Filipino Chocolate Makers

Raymond Major, a forty-year veteran of the chocolate confectionery industry, arrived in Davao City, in the Philippines, to find nearly …

ACDI/VOCA JaREEACH Desmond

Jamaican Cocoa Farmers Sell to World’s Best Chocolatiers

Desmond Jadusingh, a cocoa farmer in Saint Thomas, Jamaica, has faced his fair share of challenges, like the frequent hurricanes …

Philippines MinPACT: Kakao Konek 2016

Ethiopia Coffee Corps coffee washing station

ACDI/VOCA Joins Coffee Quality Institute and Allies in Gender Equity Research Initiative

Women in Ethiopia sort through coffee beans at coffee-washing stations. Next time you brew your morning cup of coffee, take …