The cocoa industry finds itself squeezed from multiple directions simultaneously. Add persistent diseases ravaging cocoa trees and supply chain instability, and you’ve got an industry at a genuine crossroads. WCF represents over 80% of the global cocoa sector, including farmer cooperatives, processors, manufacturers, traders and supply chain companies. The cocoa industry needs to demonstrate it can evolve fast enough to meet the challenges reshaping its future. But with climate pressures mounting, regulations tightening, and competitive dynamics shifting, the cocoa sector knows it’s running out of time for incremental approaches.