Tanzania - Kokoa Kamili 70% Drinking Chocolate 1kg. Chocolade drink

Tanzania - Kokoa Kamili 70% Drinking Chocolate 1kg. Chocolade drinkThe Kilombero Valley, Morogoro Region, Tanzania Kilombero is bordered on one side by the Udzungwa mountains, part of which is protected by a national park. The founders of Kokoa Kamili were professionals in international development who were frustrated with the top down approach of many organisations. They decided that the most direct form of benefit for the communities they work with would be to pay high prices for their produce. The farmers would

I am very happy with this coorporation and this gives Krak the privilege to work with experimental nano lots like the AoC gold 2023 winner “Huixtla”

The team discovered one particular variety

was highly successful

the Parinari 7x Nanay 32 (Pa7 x Na32)

Cacahoután

Home to waterfalls

They now have 4 teams that collect wet cocoa from closeby farms and control the entire process

This variety was then named "Chumphon 1 hybrid" in honor of its origins and its potential in the Chumphon region

Kilombero is bordered on one side by the Udzungwa mountains

In 2017 I met Jose Maria Pascacio Muñoz from Finca la Rioja and that was my deep dive into different cocoa genetics and fermentation

Farmers receive on average about 25% more pay for their cacao from Kokoa Kamili

Today they have a network of 40 farmers who they support through access to proper training