Solomon Islands Cacao Origins
Our cacao beans are carefully chosen from ten different villages across three beautiful islands in the Solomon Islands.
Across Guadalcanal, we support farmers in Ghombua, Sali, and the North East Tasimboko communities of Geza, New Tenabuti, and Berande. In Malaita, we source cacao from White Stone, Humo, Kaoabu, and Kwaea. On Vella La Vella, our cacao is harvested in the village of Paspaskato, giving each batch its own unique story.
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Our Solomon Islands cacao is part of a project from ADRA International. ADRA has worked with the farmers of these villages on growing, fermentation and post-harvest techniques, with a focus on sustainable cocoa crops, techniques such as pruning, grafting, crop management, assistance with fermentation box construction and drying facilities, and providing a channel to market for them. This all results in high quality and flavourful cacao beans, and boosted incomes for families within the farming communities.
The premium prices families are now receiving for their cacao has already had a wide range of benefits. Some are now able to send their children to high school while simultaneously starting to save funds. Others are now able to reinvest in their farms, while other farms are seeing younger farmers take over from older family members as cacao becomes more valuable and rewarding to grow.
