Thanks to unprecedented cooperation among diverse stakeholders, integrated holistic programs now exist that seek to raise the standard of living for small cocoa farmers, improve cocoa's surrounding ecosystems, create jobs globally for cocoa producers and farmers of associated products, and satisfy consumer demand for chocolate and chocolate products.

Of course, the global cocoa supply remains uncertain in the face of significant challenges, but considerable progress has been made in a very short time to develop research programs aimed at sustaining the environmental, economic and social benefits of cocoa farming for all involved.