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SUSTAINABILITY
SUPPLY
CHAIN HISTORY
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The origins of sustainable cocoa
The Dominican Republic
is one of the top ten exporters of
cocoa in the world and holds the record for producing organically farmed cocoa. ICAM has over
time built relationships with several local co-operatives: Aprocaci, Conacado, Cooproagro and Rizek. Since 1988,
ICAM has worked alongside local co-ops to implement and optimise bean fermentation at the cocoa collection centres. The quality of Dominican
cocoa beans has improved to the point of being considered
one of the “Fine Flavour” cocoas by
the International Cocoa Organization
(I.C.C.O.), obtaining organic certification all over
UGANDA
Quality that evolves
In 2010, ICAM set up the Icam Chocolate Uganda
Ltd company, with the aim of implementing a development project in the area. Through a cocoa
collection centre working with modern processing methods, ICAM has supported
farmers via training on farming techniques designed to boost crop yields increasing in this
way the profitability of the plantations. In 2017, the cocoa produced in Bundibugyo obtained organic
certification.
the world.
PERU
At the heart of cocoa
Cocoa production is one of the main agricultural activities of the country and a
source of income for many families. ICAM has developed direct relationships with several local cooperatives:
APROCAM, Cacao Alto Huallaga and Cuencas of the Huallaga. The partnership with ICAM aims to improve the quality of the cultivated cocoa and
to encourage improved living and working conditions of the co-op members.
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