Organic Cocoa
The Dominican Republic: the Best Cocoa Bean Source
The Dominican Republic is more than just a beautiful country in the Caribbean region. Aside from its beautiful beaches, its breath-taking sunset, and panoramic views, Dominican Republic is currently one of the chief producers of organic cocoa in the world.
The country's move towards the organic market started as early as the 1980's. Ten years hence, the production expanded, providing them a key position in the world organic market.
The best cocoa beans in the country are grown in Cibao Valley, San Francisco de Macoris, and Santiago. Aside from cocoa, the Dominican Republic also exports banana, coffee beans, and other organic agricultural products.
The Dominican Republic produces two types of cocoa beans, the Hispaniola and the Sanchez variants. Sanchez accounts for as much as 96% of the country's production while Hispaniola is a mere 4%. This is because the Hispaniola cocoa bean variant requires more precision in its production process. Grown in more than 9 provinces, the Dominican Republic quality cocoa beans are grown in total of 125 hectares of rich soil with more than 500 farmers taking care of them.
Farming is one of the major sources of living in the country. As such, cacao trees are grown by both individual farmers and large corporations. Then they sell them on market premium prices. The cacao trees possess social relevance to the natives as they provide them with sustainable living.
The cocoa farmers in the Dominican Republic know how to cultivate, nourish, and take care of cacao trees because it is their main source of income. It is never a simple task to create quality products such as a Dominican Republic cocoa bean. Each process requires dedication, knowledge, and patience. It's a good thing that every cocoa farmer in the country possesses these qualities by nature. And that's one reason why their beans always have exceptional quality.
The Dominican Republic cocoa beans are considered as the chief raw ingredient of chocolates and hot cocoa drinks. As such, big name companies exporting branded chocolates and chocolate drinks all over the world trust only the cocoa produced, packed, and shipped from the country.
And the Dominican Republic has embarked on the organic market, bigger and better business potentials have opened up. Organic products are currently enjoying high demands in the today's marketplace. More and more people are getting concerned of the things they eat. And a good percentage of them would rather eat healthy organic foods rather than any other type.
Every cocoa bean processed in the soils of the nation goes through the strict world standards of quality and competence. And primarily because the country has tapped on the organic market, their goal is to meet and exceed the requirements of the most prestigious international organic foods organizations.
The challenge is to make Dominican Republic the best organic cocoa bean manufacturer in the entire world. And right now, the nation is looking to improve and attain perfection in each and every process of cocoa bean production - from soil preparation to cultivation and from harvesting to shipping.
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Marabel Farms - Cocoa beans producers from the Dominican Republic.
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