{"id":11120,"date":"2020-05-18T12:37:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T10:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.the-international-cocoa-organization.org\/?page_id=11120"},"modified":"2024-02-26T10:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T09:23:47","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.icco.org\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-kacc6n7c-67a3bd35136725a48cae54a454fb4663 alternate_color  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  av-sticky-submenu container_wrap sidebar_right' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id='av-custom-submenu-1' class='av-subnav-menu' role='menu'>\n<li class='menu-item av-17aimts-54087399bde18e4b4b2198283c5cd201 menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1' role='menuitem'><a href='http:\/\/icco.org\/who-we-are\/#vision'  ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Vision<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-ogkca8-8587ce3a67a0d30597e6fbba2068db52 menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-2' role='menuitem'><a href='http:\/\/icco.org\/who-we-are\/#mandate'  ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Mandate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-l67d80-0b6eb1023260f3674be658e5cb006b2b menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-3' role='menuitem'><a href='https:\/\/www.icco.org\/who-we-are\/governance\/'  ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Governance<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-17io9tc-6c637e79c11de1d5213abade395ef622 menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-4' role='menuitem'><a href='https:\/\/www.icco.org\/who-we-are\/agreements\/'  ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>International Cocoa Agreements<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-tetisw-9e9051a959c1a0e9f6a0c9ed58dd3c4c 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type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1p0zvyo-975a443303df93980935375694d82bd8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1p0zvyo-975a443303df93980935375694d82bd8{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1p0zvyo-975a443303df93980935375694d82bd8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1p0zvyo-975a443303df93980935375694d82bd8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1p0zvyo-975a443303df93980935375694d82bd8 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The ICCO at a glance<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-69lx0b-81177509f2dfcefa874b0a1d1ff4b61b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is an inter-governmental organization established in 1973 under the auspices of the United Nations and operating within the framework of successive International Cocoa Agreements.<\/p>\n<p>The Organization comprises 51 Member countries, of which 22 are <a href=\"http:\/\/icco.org\/about-us\/membership\/#toggle-id-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocoa-exporting countries<\/a> and 29 are <a href=\"http:\/\/icco.org\/about-us\/membership\/#toggle-id-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocoa-importing countries<\/a>. These Member countries together represent 86% of world cocoa exports and 72% of world cocoa imports.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kc4e0yfo-e0e154e37101b7ea34b949d25998add5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kc4e0yfo-e0e154e37101b7ea34b949d25998add5{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kc4e0yfo-e0e154e37101b7ea34b949d25998add5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kacblerc-7692895c9ac4d60ec161b5623c70a361\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kacblerc-7692895c9ac4d60ec161b5623c70a361 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kacblerc-7692895c9ac4d60ec161b5623c70a361 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kacblerc-7692895c9ac4d60ec161b5623c70a361 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10763 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10763 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0001-300x237.jpg\" alt='Cocoa' title='keu0001'  height=\"237\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0001-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0001-1030x813.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0001-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0001-705x556.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0001-600x473.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0001.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-apgs9n-15-b502f71da6ebffffee91846bf117caa3\">\n.flex_column.av-apgs9n-15-b502f71da6ebffffee91846bf117caa3{\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-color:#83a846;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:40px 40px 40px 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"vision\"  class='flex_column av-apgs9n-15-b502f71da6ebffffee91846bf117caa3 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-15llzn4-c8a9f3e0ebf6ed19b6c2396dedfc5ee6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-15llzn4-c8a9f3e0ebf6ed19b6c2396dedfc5ee6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-15llzn4-c8a9f3e0ebf6ed19b6c2396dedfc5ee6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-15llzn4-c8a9f3e0ebf6ed19b6c2396dedfc5ee6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-15llzn4-c8a9f3e0ebf6ed19b6c2396dedfc5ee6 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Our Vision<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2pabgb-6f34e6c05328a046ccb287103b1fb0b3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our vision is to see the achievement of the objectives set in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/icco.org\/icco-documentation\/world-cocoa-conference-2012-abidjan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Cocoa Agenda for a Sustainable World Cocoa Economy<\/a>.<\/strong> This Agenda, an outcome of the First World Cocoa Conference which took place in Abidjan in 2012, it is a roadmap set by cocoa stakeholders to achieve a Sustainable Cocoa Economy. Stakeholders have collectively agreed to tackle key challenges and take actions with respect to : Sustainable production, Sustainable industry chain, Sustainable consumption, and Strategic management of the cocoa sector. Our vision is to achieve these four objectives, for the benefits of all stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kc4e0yfo-14-1ddc596f726fd171fd34112cfc8cabbb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kc4e0yfo-14-1ddc596f726fd171fd34112cfc8cabbb{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kc4e0yfo-14-1ddc596f726fd171fd34112cfc8cabbb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kacbxl7n-a8f12f43f449fb6342e673d8326990a6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kacbxl7n-a8f12f43f449fb6342e673d8326990a6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kacbxl7n-a8f12f43f449fb6342e673d8326990a6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kacbxl7n-a8f12f43f449fb6342e673d8326990a6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10770 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10770 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0005-300x237.jpg\" alt='Capacity Building on Price Risk Management Strategy for Cocoa Smallholder Farmers in Africa' title='keu0005'  height=\"237\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0005-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0005-1030x813.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0005-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0005-705x556.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0005-600x473.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/keu0005.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><div class='av-extra-border-element border-extra-arrow-down'><div class='av-extra-border-outer'><div class='av-extra-border-inner'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7xpw4-adf7fb156ce1b0f53205bce38e6938d3\">\n.avia-section.av-7xpw4-adf7fb156ce1b0f53205bce38e6938d3{\nbackground-color:#f2f2f2;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n.avia-section.av-7xpw4-adf7fb156ce1b0f53205bce38e6938d3 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.1;\nbackground-image:url(http:\/\/preprod.monsieurbak.com\/clients\/icco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cocoa-pattern-2-300x250.png);\nbackground-repeat:repeat;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='mandate'  class='avia-section av-7xpw4-adf7fb156ce1b0f53205bce38e6938d3 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11120'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-q7fprk-45b40d6196fe7acae0fe66770a45419e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-q7fprk-45b40d6196fe7acae0fe66770a45419e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-q7fprk-45b40d6196fe7acae0fe66770a45419e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-q7fprk-45b40d6196fe7acae0fe66770a45419e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-q7fprk-45b40d6196fe7acae0fe66770a45419e av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Our Mandate<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2pabgb-13-6f5072ef515dfc897805971b5a27324c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our organization has the mandate to support the Sustainable Development of the global cocoa sector by fostering cooperation amongst its Member Countries and between the later and other cocoa stakeholders. This mandate is derived from <a href=\"http:\/\/icco.org\/about-us\/agreements\/#tab-id-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the International Cocoa Agreement 2010 <\/strong><\/a>which has been ratified by the organization Members Countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In particular, for the years 2019-2024, ICCO Members have agreed on a 5 years Strategic Action Plan with key priorities:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-788zs-c86aa5ca31f4781ee1e5f61537f96232 sc-av_one_fourth av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-788zs-c86aa5ca31f4781ee1e5f61537f96232\">\n.flex_column.av-788zs-c86aa5ca31f4781ee1e5f61537f96232{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-788zs-c86aa5ca31f4781ee1e5f61537f96232 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_top av-6yco0-ec9d3320e95670e880f4c355620f1459  avia-builder-el-18  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  main_color'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Cocoa Farmers\"><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue80b' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Cocoa Farmers<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Improve significantly the living income and the working conditions of cocoa farmers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-788zs-12-b3fd9819913b3eec77b26dcbc10cd6c2\">\n.flex_column.av-788zs-12-b3fd9819913b3eec77b26dcbc10cd6c2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-788zs-12-b3fd9819913b3eec77b26dcbc10cd6c2 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_top av-6yco0-11-fbd9a44de01dbdf970c118ef36cb6543  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  main_color'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Environmental Sustainability\"><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8b8' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Environmental Sustainability<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Improve the environmental footprint of the cocoa supply chain, in the global context of climate change<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-788zs-10-b14b8ba73f090b70ab5fd42c7a79f49c\">\n.flex_column.av-788zs-10-b14b8ba73f090b70ab5fd42c7a79f49c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-788zs-10-b14b8ba73f090b70ab5fd42c7a79f49c av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_top 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