Cartilha: beneficiamento primário cacau das ilhas de Mocajuba.

Abstract

The lowland cocoa of the Mocajuba islands is of great importance to the region and offers the possibility of balancing socially fair production that generates employment and income, is economically viable for producers, and is environmentally sound by preserving the forest. The region's cocoa is a cultural and historical symbol of the sustainable relationship between man and nature. Given this, it can be said that there is a favorable scenario for the cultivation of cocoa produced by family farmers on the islands, making the cultivation of this fruit an activity of territorial importance that enables sustainable production in these areas. The project proposal is to boost the production of cocoa beans suitable for consumption, for the manufacture of chocolate and other by-products, introducing new concepts and practices that enable the production of high-quality cocoa beans to serve specific markets such as organic, fine, or gourmet cocoa.