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Sustainable fine cocoa growing, Ecuador

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Sustainable fine cocoa growing, Naranjito, Ecuador

Sustainable fine cocoa growing, Naranjito, Ecuador

In Ecuador, Nestlé currently works with 1800 families across eight different associations, including one called La Providencia. Our aims are to guarantee the sustainable production of fine cocoa for Nestlé Ecuador, to create shared value both for the producers and our company, and to reposition Ecuadorian cocoa at a global level.

Sustainable fine cocoa growing, Naranjito, Ecuador

  • In Ecuador, Nestlé currently works with 1800 families across eight different associations, including one called La Providencia. Our aims are to guarantee the sustainable production of fine cocoa for Nestlé Ecuador, to create shared value both for the producers and our company, and to reposition Ecuadorian cocoa at a global level.
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  • Posted: Nov 28 2011

In Ecuador, Nestlé currently works with 1800 families across eight different associations, including one called La Providencia. Our aims are to guarantee the sustainable production of fine cocoa for Nestlé Ecuador, to create shared value both for the producers and our company, and to reposition Ecuadorian cocoa at a global level.

We have helped to set up better systems for the harvesting, fermentation and drying of beans, and a Nestlé agronomist provides technical assistance, teaching farmers about pruning and organic fertilisation.

Nestlé has also established community shops in Ecuador and provides nutritional advice, but a significant achievement remains the change on local people’s mentality, from being accustomed to working individually to the wider benefits that come from working together in cooperatives.