Cocoa production
Cocoa from our members’ farms
Cocoa is grown by the cooperative’s members on their farms around Motambe, Kombone and across Meme Division. Here is how we grow it and prepare it for market.
Members’ farms
Managed for healthy trees and quality beans
Members commit to deliver their cocoa to the cooperative and to follow the good agricultural practices recommended for Cameroon cocoa. The cooperative supports them with inputs and training.
- Location
- Motambe, Kombone and surrounding villages, Meme Division
From tree to bag
How our members produce cocoa
Farm care
Shade management, regular pruning, weeding and removal of diseased pods to keep trees productive and limit black pod and pests.
Responsible inputs
Only pesticides and fertilisers approved for use in Cameroon, applied by trained people with protective equipment and respecting waiting periods.
Harvest
Only ripe pods are harvested, then opened carefully within a few days without damaging the beans.
Fermentation
Wet beans are fermented in covered heaps or boxes, typically five to seven days, and turned regularly for even fermentation.
Drying
Beans are dried on raised racks or clean tarpaulins, never on bare ground or over smoke, until properly dry for storage and sale.
Sorting & storage
Flat, broken and foreign matter is removed. Beans are bagged in clean jute bags and stored on pallets away from contaminants.
Our standards
The same rules for every bag
Members’ cocoa goes through the same quality checks, records and traceability as the beans we buy from other farmers, and follows the same regulations.
- No child labour on members’ farms, in line with Cameroon’s Labour Code and ILO conventions
- No new planting in protected areas or forest reserves
- Plot boundaries recorded to support traceability requirements
- Post-harvest practice aligned with Decree No. 2005/1212/PM
Interested in our cocoa?
Exporters and partners can contact us for information about our cocoa and supply.