Located in the central corridor of the Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia, CABRUCA is a cooperative represented by 28 farmers engaged with organic and agroforestry production combined with the conservation of the Atlantic Rainforest.
Headquarted in the city of Ilheus, center of the cocoa region of Bahia, the main product of CABRUCA is the certified cocoa grown under the shade of native trees of the Atlantic rainforest in a traditional agroforestry system called "cabruca."
Besides the production of the certificated high quality cocoa, CABRUCA encourages the diversification of agroforestry through palm cultivation as açaí and peach palm; spices like black pepper, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, guarana and vanilla; and fruit such as cupuaçu, soursop, guava, banana, orange, magusteen among others.
All organic and bioynamic producers and products of CABRUCA are certified by IBD - Certifications (www.ibd.com.br) through an annual and regular inspection, following the requirements of Brazilian, European (EU) and North American (NOP ) markets;
Where and who are we:
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Number of farmers: 28
Property number: 33
Municipalities: Ilheus, Una, Uruçuca, Itacaré, Buerarema, Barro Preto, Almadina and Pau Brasil.
Agricultural Identity:
Production area: 969,779 ha
Main product: cocoa beans.
Other products: palm cultivation as açaí and peach palm; spices like black pepper, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, guarana and vanilla; and fruit such as cupuaçu, soursop, guava, banana, orange, magusteen among others.
Environmental Identity:
Legal reserve areas: 474 ha
RPPN (Private Reserve of National Heritage): 113,95 ha of Atlantic Rain Forest remnants protected in two properties.
Conservation of water resources: 84 protected key springs garantee the survival of 9 of the major local rivers.
Social Identity:
Family Number: 76 families
Number of children: 70 children
Number of employees: 87 employees with all guaranteed labor rights.
Partner number: 32 employees in partnership.
Our target market:
CABRUCA look for partners that value :
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origin;
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history of cultivation ;
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quality;
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certified traceability ;
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transparency in business;
To escape the bulk market of commodities, CABRUCA bet in direct sales, building up business relations that get increasingly close and transparent, involving as much as possible the whole production chain .