Dom. Republic Öko Caribe Organic HPS

Öko-Caribe was founded in 2006 by Gualberto Acebey and Adriano Rodríguez. Between them, they have decades of experience working in the improvement and commercialization of organic cocoa, working with small holder farmers in the northeast of the island. The cocoa producers represented by Öko Caribe are organized in grassroots associations. This allows Öko Caribe to organize more efficient trainings, plan a timely collection of the wet beans and develop a collection plan that will allow the cocoa to reach the fermentation centre in less than 6 hours. This is crucial to ensure a good fermentation and therefore produce a very good quality cocoa. All cacao cultivated by the producers is grown in agroforestry schemes along with timber species, fruit and other crops. This contributes to maintaining a healthy plant ecosystem free of pests and disease.