The Tumaco region has suffered for decades as a result of coca cultivation, trafficking and weak government policy. In the Consejo Las Varas area, small producers come to sell their cacao and the price paid depends on quality. The fruits must be well selected and fresh when they arrive at the fermentation centre. The Afromuvaras women’s association pays more for well-sorted cacao.
“We are the protectors of the family economy and the forest”
Producer: Afromuvaras
Origin: Consejo Rescate Las Varas, Tumaco
Country: Colombia
Genetics: Trinitario and Criollo
Annual Production: Approx. 25 tonnes
Harvested: September - March
Post harvesting: Manual and selective harvest. Cultivation of wood and fruit trees for shade.
