Panel highlighting Lutheran World Relief initiative to support Latin American cocoa farmers set for FCIA event
Elevate Chocolate program slated for June 22 in New York City.
A panel highlighting the launch of a Lutheran World Relief initiative designed to assist small-scale cocoa and coffee farmers in Latin America is set for the Fine Chocolate Industry Association’s (FCIA) “Elevate Chocolate” event next month.
The panel, moderated by Lutheran World Relief’s (LWR) Carolina Aguilar, will discuss the cocoa component of the MOCCA initiative, a five-year, $36.4 million partnership designed to strengthen the cocoa sectors in Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru.