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Chulucanas white cocoa recently won the national cocoa quality competition
Apparently, the best cocoa bean is grown in the north of the country and is more specific to Piura. This is demonstrated by the prize won by winning the National Quality Cocoa Competition at the recent IXth Cocoa and Chocolate Show in Lima
On the international scale, the white cocoa produced in Chulucanas a great recognition and the product is exported to Italy, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland and Canada through the Cooperativa Agraria Norandino.
Each ton is quoted at $ 4,000 per ton on the European market or 82% more than the stock price, whose average value is $ 2,250. Currently, the association exports about 30 tons of fine cocoa beans per year
The climatic conditions and the Piura soil favor the cultivation of white cocoa or cocoa cacao, considered as a species with greater potential by its characteristics of aroma and flavor : citrus and floral notes.
It is estimated that only 0.25% of world production is of this species, making it one of the most demanded by chocolatiers in the international market.
"As a producer and partner of Norandino, we are proud to have won," said Elías Cruz, president of the Association of Small Producers of Cocoa Enterprises in Nuevo Progreso. Charanal. The agricultural organization that leads, has organic and fair certification.
Awards and Acknowledgments
This is not the first time that the culture of the Chulucanas Cacao Association is receiving a national award. In 2011, they also took first place in the National Cocoa Quality Competition V. In addition, his representatives were present at the Salon du Chocolat and Cocoa in Paris in 2015, where his grain was recognized as one of the world's 50 best.
Peru is internationally recognized as the center of the world's biodiversity. cocoa in the world, being the Amazonian basin the center of origin. In addition to the award-winning white cocoa piurano, cusco chuncho also stands out as a native coconut, which has been singled out as a contribution to the winning chocolate bar (Marca Cacaosuyo).
Support Minagri
Cooperativa Norandino is composed of several associations, among them, the Association of small producers cocoa farmers new progress-Charanal. Its 25 members are beneficiaries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Minagri), through the Compensation Program for Competitiveness (Agroideas).
The support was to co-finance a business plan for 379,693 soles (80%) for the adoption of the technology, which included the construction of a warehouse and a properly equipped fermentation area, with three fermentation boxes. It was so that it was possible to optimize this process between 75% and 85%, which allowed to improve the quality of the product.
In addition, a hydrometer was delivered (moisture measuring instrument for cocoa grain), an electric sieve for the drying and sizing process of cocoa beans and fertilizer supplies. The technical assistance provided was also essential for optimal crop management and the control of pests and diseases.
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