Description
Kokoa Kamili is situated in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, an area known for its abundance of bird & mammal wildlife. It is most famous for the eleven different primate species, bird life, & is one of three remaining sites that support Savannah Elephants in a mountainous environment.
Kokoa Kamili works with over 5,000 smallholder farmers, most of whom farm between 0.5-2 acres of cocoa. Kokoa Kamili pays a premium, well above the market rate, to farmers for their ‘wet’ cocoa, and conducts its own fermentation and drying. By taking over the fermentation and drying process, Kokoa Kamili can produce more consistently higher quality cocoa beans. This method gives farmers a reduced workload, along with greater compensation, and the farmers are paid immediately after the cooperative receives it’s wet beans.
Kokoa Kamili also distributes cocoa seedlings to farmers in the community. In the past three years, they have aided in the planting of over half a million trees.