The Cocoa Community

Cocoa in Cuba

Cocoa has been part of the Cuban landscape for centuries and a certain tradition and popular culture emerged around it. Numerous drinks have emerged, marked by the different waves of migration. It is a way, as in the case of chocolate bars, to celebrate special events, as well as to Read more

Baja Calidad Comunidad

HARVEST

With only one chocolate production plant in all of Cuba, the fact that it is located in Baracoa makes this city the heart of Cuban cocoa. All producers deliver their production to the same collection system. The collection points are located in places close to the farms to compensate for Read more

Cosecha

POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS

The notion of quality is not directly linked to flavor, but rather to the health status (diseases, rot…). When farmers are asked what potential they see for cocoa production in Cuba and Baracoa, they are confident that production can be increased. They add that it could be done by increasing Read more

Limitaciones