Each of Xoco’s chocolates can be traced to the specific farmer. We pay our partner farmers well above market prices for their better, single variety cacao. We buy all their cacao directly from the farm even when conditions are rough.
These 4 farmers contributed to this batch (TY220506)
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Dalia · NicaraguaSimon66 years old
12 Hectares7 Family membersShort Story
Around 20 years of being a cocoa cultivator in Nicaragua. Has 7 family members.
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Dalia · NicaraguaVicente69 years old
15 Hectares4 Family membersShort Story
“The technical assistance that Xoco gives me has been a great help to me,” says Vicente. With Xoco's help, Vicente has been able to achieve quite high productivity, but he is not resting on his laurels. He wants to make the farm even better. Just like his local soccer team, there's always something you can do to improve yourself and become a better version of yourself.
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Dalia · NicaraguaRene40 years old
7 Hectares1 Family membersShort Story
Main income is from cultivating cocoa, but also cultivates vegetables and does cattle raising.
Rene started working with Xoco, he has increasingly involved his daughter in the work, as he wants her to take over the farm some day. Luckily, her daughter can also see the value of having a cocoa farm, and she also enjoys being outside and in close contact with nature.
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Dalia · NicaraguaCarlos56 years old
4 Hectares6 Family membersShort Story
Cultivates corn and cocoa. Has 6 family members. “The technical assistance that Xoco gives me has been a great help to me,” says Carlos . With Xoco's help, Carlos has been able to achieve quite high productivity, but he is not resting on his laurels. He wants to make the farm even better. Just like his local soccer team, there's always something you can do to improve yourself and become a better version of yourself.