Growing quality, sustaining communities.

Organic, fair-trade cocoa grown by more than a thousand families in the east and south-east of São Tomé — from our land to the finest chocolate in the world.

Meet the cooperative

Fairtrade · FLO

Organic · EOS

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member farmers, united in 19 associations and 21 communities across São Tomé.

Mestre António · São Tomé and Príncipe Discover

About us

We were born in the heart of São Tomé and Príncipe, and we are more than a cocoa cooperative. We are a community of smallholder farmers who grow and export organic cocoa of the highest quality — protecting the forest and building a fairer future for those who live from the land.

Our story

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of cocoa plantations, 55% already rehabilitated

communities in the east and south-east of the island

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of cocoa a year, 20% of national production

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families directly benefiting

Our cocoa

From pod to bean, made by hand.

See the full process

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Harvest

Pods picked ripe, one by one, on our members' small family plots.

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Fermentation

The beans ferment using the cooperative's traditional methods, which give the bean its aroma.

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Drying

Slow drying in solar dryers, with the beans turned by hand using wooden rakes.

Every bean is grown with care and respect for the land.

Drying houses · Mestre António

Where our cocoa goes

Origin cocoa, recognised in Europe.

For more than 15 years, cocoa from our communities has gone to fair-trade partners in Europe, such as GEPA in Germany. Every lot is processed, checked and stored at our headquarters before shipping.

See the process Certifications