Tanzania
Kokoa Kamili
Over the last 8 years Brian LoBue and Simran Bindra have been putting specialty Tanzanian cocoa on the map. Their cocoa has gone from some of Tanzania's cheapest sold cocoa to some of the highest priced since 2013. Kokoa kamili collaborate with approx. 2400 smallholder farmers, that are selling their wet cacao at better prices (Farmgate price of 2.01 USD per kg). The homebase of the operation is in the small village of Mbingu, which translates into "Heaven".
Kokoa Kamili
Technical data
Origin Kokoa Kamili, Mbingu Village, Tanzania, 2020 harvest.
Harvest season Sep-Dec.
Cocoa variety: Trinitario.
Fermentation 7 days in 3-tier wooden boxes.
Drying 6 days in average.
Bean size 95 beans per 100grm.
Other crops in area Banana, Vanilla & Rice.