Chocolate is never local if you live in the Global North. Cheap chocolate is linked to low farmer incomes in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire (the world's top cocoa producers). Our new paper in @WorldDevJournal looks at latest attempt to raise farmer incomes👇

Thrilled to be offering this unique international opportunity for @uvic students. Looking forward to collaborating with the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE) @ZooBelize @thechocpro @world_at_uvic @CFGS_UVic and many more!

Looking forward to welcoming Connie from @UniofOxford @ecioxford @OrielOxford @NatureRecovery @oxtropforests @oxfordgeography.

why chocolate is going extinct (and how to fix it) .This video discusses the rising price of cacao with no signs of slowing down and what that implies for the future of chocolate production. @AnswerInTweets.

Looking forward to welcoming you back to continue the research collaboration with @thechocpro where we hope to feature one of your traceability bars. Check out more about Axel's amazing work with @XATLCChocolate :.

Thrilled to welcome Axel Emmanuel, Le Chocolatier Ivorien @Lechocoivoirien to Victoria! Great way to wrap up what has been an incredible learning journey with the @SSHRC_CRSH project:. Follow the Bean- Tracing Zero Deforestation Cocoa. Thanks Axel for the seminars&tastings!

Welcome Rachel @YumMusings to the Environmental Governance Group @UVicGeog @UVicResearch @UVicSocialSci . Congratulations on your @SSHRC_CRSH Banting Fellowship! . Learn more about her exciting research on Canada's Global Food Footprint: .

RT @julianebng: Conservation Alliance, @SEND_GHANA and @INKOTA are jointly hosting this conference on 26 Sept. to discuss the environmental….

RT @UVicForestBiol: UVic FORB Seminar: Monique Grenier (Science & Research Data Literacy Librarian, UVic Libraries): 'Let Us Help You: UVic….

Is agroforestry being captured by business interests in Côte d'Ivoire's agroindustry sector? Check out this excellent piece by Ndèye Sokhna Dieng and Alain Karsenty @Cirad .Its been great to learn from Sokhna @CFGS_UVic @UVicGeog .

We need rigorous science to link transparency to social and environmental outcomes in global supply chains. See the latest here: .

RT @thechocpro: Some of you may have met Sid- Did you know that he’s currently studying craft chocolate at UVic? To participate in his mast….

RT @YumMusings: Excited that our @sesync workshop paper led by @VLabeyrie has finally made it through all the COVID-era hurdles. Linking se….

Also grateful for the collaboration with The Chocolate Alliance @nwchocolate and the work done by Sarah Rebitt @uvic #JCURA recipient and Hannah Grant, @UVicGeog Honors student.

Check out our latest paper "Seeing through transparency in the craft chocolate industry: The what, how, and why of cacao sourcing" published in JAFR led by @sidboegman. Sid is @MitacsCanada Accelerate Fellow and @SSHRC_CRSH Master's Scholarship Recipient. Grateful for the support.

Transparency is often touted as the solution to global supply chain issues such as deforestation and human rights abuses. But transparency has different meanings and aims, depending on who you ask, and some actors use transparency to hide select practices

RT @FCIA_org: We are following the developments of the fires affecting the Hawaiian people. For those looking for ways to financially contr….

RT @WillWJGreaves: A reminder that my department @uvicpoli is currently hiring for two tenured or tenure-track positions. Come join us at o….

RT @thechocpro: We are thrilled to have received a major award in @YAMmagazine! There is a lovely article on the Chocolate Project and in t….