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Chocolate may turn white if not stored correctly. This natural phenomenon has no impact on your health.<\/p>\n","detail":{"label":"","value":"0"}},{"title":"INGREDIENTS","active":false,"content":"<p>Cocoa solids: 66% minimum in the chocolate<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cocoa mass S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9*(1),<\/li>\n<li>cane sugar*(1),<\/li>\n<li>cocoa butter Ecuador and\/or Peru and\/or Dominican Republic and\/or Sao Tome*(1)(2),<\/li>\n<li>candied orange peels* 9% (sugar*,glucose-fructose sirup*, orange peels*),<\/li>\n<li>caramelized <strong>almonds <\/strong>pieces* (<strong>almonds<\/strong>* 4,2%, sugar*),<\/li>\n<li>caramelized <b>hazelnuts <\/b>pieces*(1) (<strong>hazelnuts<\/strong> *(1) 4,2%, sugar*(1)),<\/li>\n<li>concentrated <b>butter<\/b>* (<strong>lait<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Organically grown or produced.<\/p>\n<p>(1)82% of the total agricultural ingredients are Fair Trade certified according to the Fair for Life and FiABLE standards. More information at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairforlife.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fairforlife.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May contains other nuts and cereals containing gluten.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(2) The proportion of our origins may vary, depending on the harvest.<\/p>\n","detail":{"label":"","value":"0"}},{"title":"Nutrition Facts","active":false,"content":"<p>Per 100g: Energy 2302 kJ-554kcal \/ Lipids: 39g Saturated fat: 22g \/ Carbohydrates: 39g Sugar: 37g \/ Fibers: 8,8g \/ Proteins 7,4g \/ Salt: 0,03g<\/p>\n","detail":{"label":"","value":"0"}}],"logos":[{"image":6316},{"image":6314}],"indications":[{"text":"no lecithins"}],"recipes":{"title":"NOS RECETTES PHARES","recipes":"","button":{"label":"","link":""}},"content_two_col-2":{"":null,"title":"","subtitle":"","content":"","text_position":"left","bg_active":false,"image":false,"btn_label":"En savoir plus","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/kaoka-truly-committed-against-deforestation\/"},"content_two_col-1":{"":null,"title":"","subtitle":"","content":"","text_position":"left","image":15169,"btn_label":"en savoir plus","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/1ere-marque-de-chocolat-a-afficher-les-origines-de-son-beurre-de-cacao\/"},"content_main":{"title":"THIS CHOCOLATE PROTECTS FORESTS","subtitle":"#STOP DEFORESTATION","content":"<p>Did you know that cocoa could be responsible for deforestation? It\u2019s true, but not at Kaoka! Our direct link with the producers means we can control the full traceability of our cocoa and put in place effective solutions with them to guarantee you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/zero-deforestation-cocoa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deforestation-free cocoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou-112x50.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou-270x120.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kaoka chocolates are made with 100% cocoa from our programs: Ecuador, Sao Tom\u00e9, Peru and the Dominican Republic. This choice enables us to ensure that the cocoa we use is of the highest quality, grown with respect for the environment and biodiversity, and truly remunerative for our partner producers.<\/p>\n"},"cards":{"cards":[{"title":"3 108","bg_color":"light","content":"<p>partner growers in 2023 in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""},{"title":"86,881","bg_color":"light","content":"<p>cocoa plants grafted and distributed to our partner growers since 2020 in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""},{"title":"232 ha","bg_color":"light","content":"<p>of plantations renovated since 2020 in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""}],"inline":false},"video":{"id":"kGp0-wGtunw","btn_label":"Discover the CECAB cooperative in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/areas\/sao-tome\/","btn_style":"green"},"content_two_col":{"":null,"title":"OUR Expertise","subtitle":"At Kaoka, nothing is left to chance","content":"<p>Guided by our passion for cocoa and enriched by our direct collaboration with the growers, we are involved\u00a0at all stages\u00a0to guarantee you\u00a0high quality chocolate.\u00a0Find out how we work, from varietal selection to the formulation of recipes, to make intensely tasty chocolates.<\/p>\n","text_position":"left","bg_active":true,"image":6352,"btn_label":"Find out more","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/our-expertise\/"},"cover_image":{"title":"Where can I find KAOKA DARK CHOCOLATE WITH CANDIED ORANGE PEEL, ALMONDS AND HAZELNUTS?","display_button":true,"image":7483},"section_featured_products":{"title":"#YOU MAY ALSO LIKE","products":[]},"section_latest_news":{"title":"#THE LATEST NEWS FROM OUR COOPERATIVE","news":[{"ID":12696,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2023-04-13 08:32:47","post_date_gmt":"2023-04-13 08:32:47","post_content":"","post_title":"1\u00e8re marque de chocolat \u00e0 afficher les origines de son beurre de cacao","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"1ere-marque-de-chocolat-a-afficher-les-origines-de-son-beurre-de-cacao","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-07 10:18:02","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-07 10:18:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":9158,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-04-27 08:07:41","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-27 08:07:41","post_content":"<h3><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vrai-faux-cacao-chocolat-bio-kaoka-1200x556.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"556\" \/><\/h3>\r\n<h3>Un chocolat bio, est-ce que c\u2019est meilleur en go\u00fbt ?<\/h3>\r\nIl ne faut pas tout confondre ! <strong>Un label bio garantit une culture sans produits chimiques de synth\u00e8se, et pr\u00e9serve l\u2019environnement, les sols et la biodiversit\u00e9. Il est donc meilleur pour la sant\u00e9 de la plan\u00e8te et des hommes.<\/strong> Pour Kaoka, un cacao bio ne donne pas forc\u00e9ment un bon chocolat ! <strong>Pour fabriquer un chocolat de qualit\u00e9, cela n\u00e9cessite un vrai savoir-faire.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n1. <strong>La s\u00e9lection des terroirs et des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de cacao cultiv\u00e9es<\/strong>\r\n\r\nKaoka travaille en partenariat avec des producteurs qui cultivent des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s traditionnelles, \u00e0 haut potentiel aromatique. Par exemple en \u00c9quateur, Kaoka a mis en place un important projet de sauvegarde du cacao Nacional, une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019exception end\u00e9mique, qui se distingue pour ses qualit\u00e9s aromatiques uniques et qui \u00e9tait alors menac\u00e9e.\r\n\r\n2. <strong>La ma\u00eetrise de la fermentation (comme pour le vin) et du s\u00e9chage<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDepuis la r\u00e9colte jusqu'\u00e0 l'exportation, Kaoka a tout organis\u00e9 pour le cacao soit valoris\u00e9 dans les meilleures conditions. La fermentation est une \u00e9tape cruciale dans le d\u00e9veloppement des ar\u00f4mes du cacao. Kaoka a \u00e9tabli un protocole pr\u00e9cis pour obtenir les meilleurs ar\u00f4mes possibles.\r\n\r\n3. <strong>La recette<\/strong>\r\n\r\nKaoka a fait le choix de valoriser les ar\u00f4mes naturels du cacao avec des recettes riches en p\u00e2tes de cacao. Le beurre de cacao n'est ajout\u00e9 que pour ajouter une touche de fondant sans risquer de voiler le palais. Le sucre est justement dos\u00e9.\r\n\r\nKaoka a choisi de construire ses propres fili\u00e8res et de travailler en direct avec les producteurs pour ma\u00eetriser chacune de ces \u00e9tapes et ne rien laisser au hasard.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chocolat-bio-equitable-pause-gouter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/>\r\n<h3>Un chocolat bio est-il forc\u00e9ment \u00e9quitable ?<\/h3>\r\nDans un monde id\u00e9al, la r\u00e9ponse devrait \u00eatre oui ! Prendre soin de l'environnement sans prendre soin des hommes et des femmes qui cultivent le cacao, a-t-il vraiment du sens?\r\n\r\nPour Kaoka, l'un ne va pas sans l'autre. Pour Kaoka, le choix de la bio s\u2019inscrit dans une d\u00e9marche vertueuse pour tous : une agriculture respectueuse de l\u2019environnement, une agriculture r\u00e9mun\u00e9ratrice pour le producteur et des produits \u00e9thiques de qualit\u00e9 pour les consommateurs. Forte de ses 30 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience, l'entreprise a prouv\u00e9 qu'il \u00e9tait possible de b\u00e2tir un mod\u00e8le durable tant pour la plan\u00e8te que pour les hommes.\r\n\r\nEn s'appuyant sur l'\u00e9change et sur des relations fid\u00e8les et durables avec les cacaoculteurs, Kaoka a repens\u00e9 le mod\u00e8le agricole en proposant des solutions agronomiques pertinentes aux cacaoculteurs. Les projets mis en place depuis de nombreuses ann\u00e9es permettent une am\u00e9lioration des rendements, b\u00e9n\u00e9fique tant pour les producteurs que pour Kaoka. Coupl\u00e9e \u00e0 un prix sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 celui du march\u00e9, leurs producteurs partenaires voient leurs revenus s'am\u00e9liorer d'ann\u00e9e en ann\u00e9e.\r\n\r\nC'est cette vision du commerce \u00e9quitable que Kaoka d\u00e9fend et qui permet de r\u00e9duire les in\u00e9galit\u00e9s sociales et les impacts environnementaux n\u00e9gatifs engendr\u00e9s par le commerce conventionnel.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Si mon chocolat est bio, est-ce qu\u2019il pr\u00e9serve l\u2019environnement ?<\/h3>\r\nUn chocolat bio pr\u00e9serve l'environnement dans le sens o\u00f9 son mode de production agricole n'utilise ni engrais chimique de synth\u00e8se, ni pesticide, ni herbicide chimique, ni fertilisant artificiel ou hormone de croissance et ni OGM. Vous avez sans doute vu \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9 ou dans les m\u00e9dias que la culture du cacao participe \u00e0 la d\u00e9forestation? En effet, dans certaines zones du monde, c\u2019est le cas, et la certification bio ne garantit pas, h\u00e9las, une absence de d\u00e9forestation. Or, nous connaissons tous les impacts n\u00e9fastes de la d\u00e9forestation sur l'environnement.\r\n<h4>Zoom sur la lutte contre la d\u00e9forestation men\u00e9e par Kaoka<\/h4>\r\nAu P\u00e9rou, en Colombie et en \u00c9quateur, depuis les ann\u00e9es 90, les \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes forestiers locaux disparaissent face \u00e0 l\u2019expansion rapide des terres \u00e0 usage agricole. Appauvris par la d\u00e9forestation et la culture intensive, les sols deviennent improductifs et ne permettent plus d'assurer des revenus suffisants.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lutte-contre-deforestation-cacao-1200x556.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"556\" \/>\r\n\r\nChez Kaoka, la bio appartient \u00e0 une d\u00e9marche globale. Nous avons nos propres fili\u00e8res et travaillons de mani\u00e8re rapproch\u00e9e avec les producteurs. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 cette proximit\u00e9, nous les sensibilisons sur les questions de d\u00e9forestation et surtout nous leur apportons des solutions concr\u00e8tes pour qu'ils puissent am\u00e9liorer leurs revenus sans avoir \u00e0 sacrifier leurs for\u00eats pour de la production agricole. Nous leur donnons acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des p\u00e9pini\u00e8res de plants de cacao r\u00e9sistants et productifs, nous les accompagnons dans la restauration de leurs sols, nous mettons en place des syst\u00e8mes agroforestiers performants. Parce que nous avons des engagements forts avec nos partenaires producteurs, ils sont pr\u00eats \u00e0 s'engager de leur c\u00f4t\u00e9 en signant des accords de conservation des for\u00eats. C'est l'ensemble de cette d\u00e9marche qui permet \u00e0 Kaoka de garantir des chocolats z\u00e9ro d\u00e9forestation.\r\n\r\nQui plus est, la question de la d\u00e9forestation est un crit\u00e8re \"ko\" de la certification Fair for Life, v\u00e9rifi\u00e9 lors des audits annuels par Ecocert.\r\n\r\nL'observation des zones foresti\u00e8res est un v\u00e9ritable enjeu dans la lutte contre la d\u00e9forestation. Il permet de suivre leur \u00e9volution et d'assurer le maintien des for\u00eats. C'est pour cette raisons que nous avons g\u00e9or\u00e9f\u00e9renc\u00e9 l'ensemble des plantations (la digitalisation des polygones \u00e9tant en cours de finalisation) et au P\u00e9rou, nous sommes en train de mettre en place un suivi par t\u00e9l\u00e9d\u00e9tection du couvert v\u00e9g\u00e9tal.\r\n\r\nEn plus de cela, Kaoka m\u00e8ne d\u2019autres initiatives comme la cr\u00e9ation de corridors de biodiversit\u00e9 entre les zones de cultures, le reboisement des rives pour limiter l\u2019\u00e9rosion, la redensification des plantations.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Chocolat-bio-pas-cher-kaoka-1200x556.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"556\" \/>\r\n<h3>Le chocolat bio et \u00e9thique, c\u2019est forc\u00e9ment plus cher ?<\/h3>\r\nLa question du prix est toujours complexe car elle d\u00e9pend de nombreux facteurs ! Pour faire simple, le prix d'un chocolat d\u00e9pend du prix de revient, de la marge du fabricant et de celle du distributeur\/magasin.\r\n\r\nKaoka a un prix de revient plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 puisque l'entreprise a fait le choix de mieux r\u00e9mun\u00e9rer les producteurs, et ainsi am\u00e9liorer leurs conditions de vie. Cependant, elle le compense par des marges raisonnables par souci de rendre le chocolat bio et \u00e9thique accessible \u00e0 un maximum de personnes.\r\n\r\nUn chocolat bio et \u00e9quitable, qui respecte tous les acteurs de la cha\u00eene, aura de plus grandes chances d'\u00eatre plus cher qu'un chocolat conventionnel.\r\n\r\nLe pouvoir d'achat permet de choisir le monde de demain. Acheter bio et \u00e9quitable est un acte solidaire.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Est-ce qu\u2019on peut \u00eatre s\u00fbr que le cacao bio l\u2019est vraiment ?<\/h3>\r\nUn cacao bio est un cacao qui r\u00e9pond \u00e0 des exigences strictes, encadr\u00e9es par la r\u00e9glementation europ\u00e9enne. Pour commercialiser du cacao ou du chocolat bio, tout op\u00e9rateur est contr\u00f4l\u00e9 par un organisme certificateur agr\u00e9\u00e9 par les pouvoirs publics.\r\n\r\nIl faut savoir que la r\u00e9glementation bio impose aux acteurs bio une obligation de moyens et non de r\u00e9sultats. En effet, les plantations des producteurs bio ne poussent pas sous une bulle. Si le producteur bio n'a pas recours \u00e0 certains intrants chimiques, des plantations environnantes peuvent les utiliser et risquer de contaminer la production bio, avec des traces de r\u00e9sidus chimiques.\r\n\r\nC'est pourquoi Kaoka a mis en place des mesures pr\u00e9ventives pour \u00e9viter le risque de contaminations crois\u00e9es : des haies v\u00e9g\u00e9talis\u00e9es sont implant\u00e9es pour faire barri\u00e8re, des \u00e9quipes de socio-techniciens sensibilisent les producteurs sur le sujet et apportent leur soutien technique, un r\u00e9seau de communication a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en place pour informer et permettre la fermeture des s\u00e9choirs solaires lorsqu'un risque a \u00e9t\u00e9 rep\u00e9r\u00e9. De plus, les containers de cacao de Kaoka sont analys\u00e9s \u00e0 r\u00e9ception. Les lots de cacao qui ne r\u00e9pondent pas aux exigences sont d\u00e9class\u00e9s.\r\n\r\nConsommer bio est un acte militant. Pour r\u00e9sumer, plus nombreux seront les consommateurs qui choisiront de manger bio, moindre sera l'utilisation de produits chimiques dans le monde. En privil\u00e9giant la bio, l'environnement et la sant\u00e9 des humains seront de plus en plus prot\u00e9g\u00e9s.\r\n<h4>Zoom sur les certifications<\/h4>\r\nLes chocolats Kaoka sont certifi\u00e9es biologiques par Ecocert et labellis\u00e9es \u00e9quitables par Biopartenaire selon le r\u00e9f\u00e9rentiel Fair For Life (FFL), contr\u00f4l\u00e9 par l\u2019organisme tiers Ecocert. Ces certifications constituent une garantie des actions de Kaoka au regard des consommateurs. Mais Kaoka va bien au-del\u00e0 de ces r\u00e9f\u00e9rentiels et porte encore plus loin ses engagements sur le terrain.","post_title":"5 id\u00e9es re\u00e7ues sur le cacao et le chocolat bio","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-idees-recues-sur-le-cacao-et-le-chocolat-bio","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-03-31 15:09:23","post_modified_gmt":"2026-03-31 15:09:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12716,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2023-05-17 12:24:07","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-17 12:24:07","post_content":"Pour l'affichage environnemental de ses produits, Kaoka a choisi d'adopter le PlanetScore afin d'informer les consommateurs de l'impact de leurs achats. Le Planet Score est une proposition d\u2019<strong>affichage environnemental simple et juste<\/strong> qui peut \u00eatre indiqu\u00e9e par les marques volontaires sur tous les produits de l\u2019agroalimentaire (sauf les produits issus de la mer). Il vise \u00e0 sensibiliser les consommateurs aux cons\u00e9quences \u00e9cologiques de leurs choix alimentaires et \u00e0 les aider \u00e0 prendre des d\u00e9cisions plus durables. Il peut \u00e9galement servir de base pour l'\u00e9laboration de politiques publiques visant \u00e0 promouvoir la durabilit\u00e9 dans le secteur alimentaire.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#planet-score\">Qu\u2019est-ce que le Planet Score ?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#impact-environnemental\">Pourquoi est-ce important de calculer l\u2019impact environnemental des produits que nous consommons ?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#interpretation\">Comment interpr\u00e9ter le Planet Score ?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#calcul\">Comment est calcul\u00e9 le Planet Score ?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#pourquoi\">Pourquoi avoir s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 le Planet Score et pas l\u2019Eco-Score ?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#notations\">Les notations Kaoka<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"planet-score\">Qu\u2019est-ce que le Planet Score ?<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-planet-score.jpg\" alt=\"logo-planet-score \" width=\"994\" height=\"253\" \/>\r\n\r\nLe Planet Score a \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7u par l'<strong>Institut de l\u2019agriculture et de l\u2019alimentation biologiques<\/strong> (ITAB) en collaboration avec des scientifiques, des ONG de protection de l\u2019environnement et du bien-\u00eatre animal, des associations de consommateurs, des collectifs de producteurs et des entreprises de l\u2019agroalimentaire.\r\n\r\nCet indicateur \u00e9value en d\u00e9tail les crit\u00e8res <strong>de sant\u00e9, de respect environnemental, de bien-\u00eatre animal<\/strong> ou encore de <strong>bilan carbone<\/strong> de l\u2019ensemble du cycle de vie d\u2019un produit, de la production \u00e0 l\u2019emballage, en passant par le transport, l\u2019\u00e9nergie et la recyclabilit\u00e9.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"impact-environnemental\">Pourquoi est-ce important de calculer l\u2019impact environnemental des produits que nous consommons ?<\/h2>\r\nNotre alimentation participe activement au d\u00e9r\u00e8glement climatique. En 2019, elle repr\u00e9sentait le second poste d\u2019\u00e9missions de carbone des Fran\u00e7ais, juste derri\u00e8re les transports. <strong>De plus l\u2019agriculture, l\u2019\u00e9levage et l\u2019industrie sont les principaux facteurs de d\u00e9forestation et de perte de biodiversit\u00e9.<\/strong> En calculant l'impact environnemental des produits alimentaires, il est possible d'identifier les secteurs les plus \u00e9metteurs et de prendre des mesures pour r\u00e9duire ces \u00e9missions, contribuant ainsi \u00e0 la lutte contre le changement climatique.\r\n\r\nPlusieurs solutions existent pour consommer plus responsable et atteindre nos objectifs climatiques. <strong>Afficher clairement l\u2019impact environnemental de chaque produit permettra \u00e0 tous de mieux consommer et incitera \u00e0 se tourner vers des produits bien plus respectueux de l\u2019environnement.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSource : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbone4.com\/myco2-empreinte-moyenne-evolution-methodo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbone4<\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"interpretation\">Comment interpr\u00e9ter le Planet Score ?<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/comment-lire-le-planet-score-kaoka.jpg\" alt=\"Comment interpr\u00e9ter le Planet Score d'un produit\" width=\"994\" height=\"253\" \/>\r\n\r\nL\u2019\u00e9tiquette du Planet Score se d\u00e9compose en 3 parties distinctes :\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Le score environnemental global<\/strong> qui s\u2019\u00e9tend de A (meilleure note, en vert) \u00e0 E (pire note, en rouge).<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>3 sous-indicateurs<\/strong> qui compl\u00e8tent le score global : \u00e9galement not\u00e9s de A \u00e0 E, ils \u00e9valuent l\u2019impact des productions agricoles sur la <strong>biodiversit\u00e9<\/strong>, le <strong>climat<\/strong> (stockage du carbone dans les sols) et indiquent l\u2019utilisation ou non des <strong>pesticides<\/strong> et leur toxicit\u00e9.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>1 indicateur sur le bien \u00eatre animal<\/strong> : de couleur rouge orange ou verte, cet indicateur compl\u00e8te le score global d\u00e8s qu'au moins 5% des ingr\u00e9dients du produit sont issus d\u2019origine animale.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"calcul\">Comment est calcul\u00e9 le Planet Score ?<\/h2>\r\nL\u2019algorithme du Planet Score est bas\u00e9 sur l\u2019Analyse du cycle de vie (ACV). L\u2019analyse du cycle de vie d\u2019un produit se fait sur la base de donn\u00e9es de l\u2019Agribalyse (Ademe, INRAE), les sous-indicateurs au score global permettent de venir corriger les possibles lacunes de cette base de donn\u00e9es.\r\n\r\n<strong>Le score environnemental global est calcul\u00e9 gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la moyenne pond\u00e9r\u00e9e de l\u2019analyse du cycle de vie de chacun des ingr\u00e9dients qui composent le produit.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_12723\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-12723 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schema-analyse-cycle-de-vie-produit.jpg\" alt=\"Sch\u00e9ma de l'analyse de cycle de vie d'un produit et les indicateurs d'impact d'un produit\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" \/> Sch\u00e9ma du cycle de vie et les indicateurs d'impact d'un produit - Source Agribalyse[\/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Les \u00e9tapes de l\u2019analyse du cycle de vie :<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Le pays d\u2019origine et la m\u00e9thode de production agricole (utilisation ou non d\u2019engrais, de pesticides),<\/li>\r\n \t<li>La transformation en produit fini,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Le transport et la logistique du produit (stockage),<\/li>\r\n \t<li>L\u2019emballage du produit,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>La consommation, l'utilisation du produit chez le consommateur,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>La valorisation ou la fin de vie du produit (tri et recyclage).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nLa particularit\u00e9 du Planet Score est que le score global est alors compl\u00e9t\u00e9 par <strong>12 sous-indicateurs compl\u00e9mentaires<\/strong> (pesticides, antibiotiques, pratiques agricoles, irrigation, d\u00e9forestation, transport avion, OGM, approvisionnement local, hors saison, etc) qui sont calcul\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019aide d\u2019indicateurs d\u2019impact r\u00e9partis en 5 cat\u00e9gories :\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Air,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Eau,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ressources,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sols,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Eau\/air\/sols.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nCela permet de prendre en compte les enjeux li\u00e9s aux limites plan\u00e9taires. Cette analyse ne serait pas possible en se basant uniquement sur l'ACV (analyse du cycle de vie).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Source Agribalyse<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"pourquoi\">Pourquoi avoir s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 le Planet Score et pas l\u2019Eco-Score ?<\/h2>\r\nL\u2019\u00e9tiquetage environnemental rel\u00e8ve \u00e0 ce jour d\u2019une d\u00e9marche volontaire des entreprises. Les lois AGEC (Anti-Gaspillage pour une \u00c9conomie Circulaire) et Climat et R\u00e9silience tendent \u00e0 le rendre obligatoire dans les mois (ann\u00e9es ?) \u00e0 venir.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chez Kaoka, les questions des enjeux \u00e9cologiques, \u00e9conomiques et sociaux autour du cacao ont toujours guid\u00e9 notre fa\u00e7on de travailler.<\/strong> Nous sommes malheureusement conscients que la fili\u00e8re cacao peut \u00eatre destructrice de l\u2019environnement. En t\u00e9moignent les 2,5 millions d\u2019ha de for\u00eat qui ont disparu depuis le d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 90 dans les 4 pays producteurs principaux \u00e0 cause de la cacaoculture. <em>Source : (2) Kroeger et al., 2017<\/em>\r\n\r\nDepuis 30 ans, nous avons construit avec nos partenaires producteurs un mod\u00e8le de production durable qui profite \u00e0 toutes et \u00e0 tous. Et nous souhaitons pouvoir afficher en toute transparence l\u2019impact environnemental de nos chocolats, pour montrer qu\u2019il est possible de produire<strong> des chocolats bio, \u00e9thiques, exigeants, \u00e0 la fois respectueux de l\u2019environnement et des Femmes et des Hommes qui produisent le cacao.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nD\u2019autres syst\u00e8mes de notation de l\u2019impact environnemental existent et sont aussi en exp\u00e9rimentation comme le Planet Score. Le plus connu est <strong>l\u2019Eco-score<\/strong>, c\u2019est aussi une \u00e9tiquette qui affiche un score de A \u00e0 E sur les produits alimentaires pour indiquer leur impact environnemental. Si les deux syst\u00e8mes de notation se basent sur les donn\u00e9es d\u2019Agribalyse pour \u00e9valuer l\u2019impact d\u2019un produit tout au long de son cycle de vie,<strong> le Planet Score et l\u2019Eco-score n\u2019ont pas la m\u00eame m\u00e9thodologie de notation.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nL\u2019Eco-score vient ensuite ajuster cet impact en fonction de bonus-malus qui tiennent compte de plusieurs crit\u00e8res comme la certification bio, l\u2019origine g\u00e9ographique des ingr\u00e9dients, la recyclabilit\u00e9 des emballages etc. Malgr\u00e9 cela, pour le Synabio (syndicat des entreprises bio agroalimentaires) et le Synadis Bio (syndicat professionnel des magasins bio), la m\u00e9thode de calcul de l'Eco-score comporte trop de biais et de lacunes pour informer justement les consommateurs.\r\n\r\nPour vous donner un exemple, des \u0153ufs de poules en cage, des \u0153ufs Label Rouge ou des \u0153ufs bio afficheraient une m\u00eame note : B avec l'Eco-score alors m\u00eame que les impacts de ces 3 modes d'\u00e9levage sont bien loin d'\u00eatre similaires !\r\nAvec l'utilisation des sous-indicateurs, l'analyse du Planetscore va plus loin et permet de donner la note C pour les \u0153ufs de poule en cage avec un avis d\u00e9favorable pour le mode d'\u00e9levage, la note B pour des \u0153ufs Label Rouge et la note A pour des \u0153ufs bio. Cette m\u00e9thode permet donc de mieux distinguer l'empreinte environnemental et animal des produits.\r\n\r\nAutre exemple, le Planet Score valorise dans sa notation les productions bio et toutes les d\u00e9marches qui vont plus loin que l\u2019Agriculture Biologique, tandis que l\u2019Eco-score valorise les productions intensives qui produisent plus au m\u00b2 car elles \u00e9mettent moins de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre par kilo d\u2019aliment produit (m\u00eame si cette production est r\u00e9alis\u00e9e sur la base de profond labour et d'utilisation d'intrants chimiques). <strong>Ce qui fait qu\u2019un produit de m\u00eame cat\u00e9gorie bio peut \u00eatre moins bien not\u00e9 qu\u2019un produit conventionnel.<\/strong> Nous trouvons cette approche bonus-malus trop incoh\u00e9rente pour r\u00e9sumer l\u2019impact environnemental de nos produits.\r\n\r\n<strong>Si Kaoka a choisi le Planet Score \u00e0 l\u2019Eco-Score c\u2019est parce que nous pensons que c\u2019est, \u00e0 ce jour, la m\u00e9thode de notation la plus juste, compl\u00e8te et transparente pour le consommateur.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_12725\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-12725 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tablette-kaoka-notee-B-planet-score.jpg\" alt=\"Tablette Kaoka not\u00e9e B au Planet Score\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" \/> Le Planet Score a l'avantage de prendre en compte plusieurs crit\u00e8res dans la notation et permet d\u2019aller plus loin que dans la simple analyse du cycle de vie (ACV) d\u2019un produit. Il permet \u00e9galement de comparer les produits d\u2019une m\u00eame cat\u00e9gorie entre eux et s\u2019adapte aux diff\u00e9rentes cat\u00e9gories de produits.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"notations\">Les notations Kaoka<\/h2>\r\nVous allez progressivement voir appara\u00eetre le Planet Score sur les emballages de nos produits. Nous sommes fiers des notes obtenues qui traduisent notre investissement dans nos fili\u00e8res de cacao aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s des producteurs.\r\n\r\nTous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/nos-chocolats-bio-ethiques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">les chocolats Kaoka\u00ae<\/a>, et notre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/grand-public\/cacao-maigre-en-poudre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cacao maigre<\/a> obtiennent la note B d\u2019apr\u00e8s la notation du Planet Score. Notre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/grand-public\/chocolat-en-poudre-sucre-pour-petit-dejeuner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poudre de cacao 32% au sucre de canne<\/a> est not\u00e9e A.\r\n\r\nEt notre tablette de chocolat historique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/grand-public\/noir-70-cacao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noir 70%<\/a> d\u00e9tient \u00e0 ce jour la meilleure note dans la base de donn\u00e9es Planet-score pour du chocolat, compte tenu des data publiques mobilis\u00e9es en analyse de cycle de vie (Agribalyse).\r\n\r\nNous travaillons sur les quelques points qui peuvent \u00eatre encore am\u00e9lior\u00e9s, par exemple pour des emballages \u00e0 l\u2019impact moindre pour l\u2019environnement.\r\n\r\nEt \u00e9videmment nous continuons<strong> d'int\u00e9grer la protection de la biodiversit\u00e9, le reboisement, la culture en agroforesterie et la restauration des sols<\/strong>, pour produire du cacao engag\u00e9 contre la d\u00e9forestation, notamment avec des projets concrets comme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/kaoka-engage-pour-un-cacao-zero-deforestation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agro Ecological Regenerative Cocoa<\/a> au sein de fili\u00e8res cacao au P\u00e9rou, en \u00c9quateur et en Colombie.","post_title":"Affichage environnemental : Kaoka adopte le Planet Score","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"affichage-environnemental-kaoka-adopte-le-planet-score","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-03-31 14:49:05","post_modified_gmt":"2026-03-31 14:49:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":10523,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-10-19 09:44:56","post_date_gmt":"2021-10-19 09:44:56","post_content":"After 3 years of work, we are proud to be the initiators and co-signatories of a public-private partnership for the conservation and regeneration of ecosystems, protection of biodiversity, and promotion of agroecology in the cocoa industry in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/28062018-DJI_0035.jpg\" alt=\"foret amazonienne\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"As a matter of fact, for 30 years, we have been working in Latin America to establish partnerships with local cocoa producers. <strong>Together, we share the same ambition: to produce excellent cocoa using sustainable techniques, in a spirit of fairness, while preserving ecosystems.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBut today, the facts are clear: the destruction of primary forests is accelerating and the consequences of this phenomenon on biodiversity are extremely serious. While some actors are content with a pledge to replant trees, <strong>we do not subscribe to this \u00abtree-washing\u00bb approach<\/strong>, and we believe that it is urgent to preserve and restore these primary forests and their ecosystems.\r\n\r\n<strong>Faced with the magnitude of the challenge and its ecological, economic, and social complexity, it was essential for a small family business like ours to join forces with international expert partners.<\/strong> For this reason, this summer we signed a unique partnership with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and the NGO Conservation International. In this collaboration, each partner, a recognized specialist in its field, will contribute its specific skills and expertise.\r\n\r\n<strong>An exemplary approach to public-private cooperation, our project is set to be a laboratory for experimenting with the revolution that we must lead<\/strong>. We aim to prove its effectiveness and ability to be scaled out to help protect unique forest ecosystems and carbon reservoirs that are essential to decelerating climate change.\r\n\r\nCo-funded by Kaoka and FFEM (French Facility for Global Environment), t<strong>his \u20ac8.97 million project is fully consistent with the National Strategy to Combat Imported Deforestation (SNDI)<\/strong>, which aims to put an end to the import of forest or agricultural products, including cocoa, that contribute to deforestation. It is, therefore, for the survival of the sector and the future of our producer partners that we renew our commitment today.\"\r\n\r\nGuy Deberdt, Director General of KAOKA and S\u00e9bastien Balmisse, Director, Sectors and Quality \u2013 RSE Director at Kaoka\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/COPYRIGHT-Agence-Odds-08594-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Towards a sustainable gourmet and zero-deforestation cocoa<\/h2>\r\nFor Kaoka, a familyowned French business specialized in organic fair-trade chocolate, sustainable excellence and environmental protection are not words to be used lightly. In fact, they should be much more than a mere thought. Since its establishment 30 years ago, Kaoka\u2019s commitment to sustainability and environmental protection has been at the forefront of all of its activities. <strong>Kaoka is now adding value to its original approach by initiating an ambitiou<\/strong>s ecosystem preservation and regeneration project and promoting agroecological systems in the cocoa industry in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.\r\nTo this end, Kaoka is collaborating with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), and World Agroforestry (ICRAF), two CGIAR research centers, as well as with an international NGO specializing in the preservation of natural resources (Conservation International) and local cocoa farmers\u2019 associations.<strong>Launched in July 2021, the project is co-financed by the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), Kaoka, and the project partners.<\/strong> Together, they will contribute to creating a sustainable cocoa value chain and, most of all, one that is fully tailored to the specific challenges linked to fighting deforestation, restoring soil, preserving biodiversity, and developing the economy in these countries.\r\n\r\nThe project seeks to promote a \u201ccocoa of excellence\u201d for Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, three neighboring countries for which cocoa is a symbol of their shared history and riches in terms of both culture and biodiversity.\r\n\r\n<em>*CIAT will intervene on behalf of Alliance Bioversity International- CIAT.<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>The objectives of this \u20ac8.97m project<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Develop agroforestry techniques<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Restore ecological connectivity to allow wildlife\u2019s free movement in their natural habitat<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ensure landscape conservation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Strengthen infrastructure and farmers\u2019 capacity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe project is supported by the Ministry of Ecological Transition\r\n\r\nLaunch in July 2021, the project will last 4 years..\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Project partners and their roles<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Project coordination and technical support<\/h3>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-kaoka.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"142\" \/>\r\n<h4>Kaoka, french company, aromatic and organic fair-trade cocoa specialist<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Expertise:<\/strong> mastery of the cocoa industry and cocoa\u2019s organoleptic profiles.\r\n<strong>Its role within the project:<\/strong> provide expertise in a range of fields related to cocoa production, transformation, and commercialization. Kaoka will co-finance the project and will be considered as a technical partner for the coordination, monitoring, and implementation of activities.\r\nKaoka will co-chair the steering committee with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-alliance-bioversity-ciat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"170\" \/>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, biodiversity, climate change, environment and nutrition research specialists<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Expertise:<\/strong> deliver research-based solutions that address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. With novel partnerships, the Alliance\r\ngenerates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people in a climate crisis.\r\n<strong>Its role within the project:<\/strong> carry out mapping activities, identify native varieties, select crop-specific equipment for the implementation of grafts and nurseries, and codesign conservation plans. CIAT will sign an agreement with FFEM and will be in charge of project coordination and the distribution of funding allocations to local partners.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-world-agroforestry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"142\" \/>\r\n<h4>World Agroforestry (ICRAF), agroforestry research specialists<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Expertise:<\/strong> develop research and provide scientific evidence on the benefits of trees for people and the environment.\r\n<strong>Its role within the project:<\/strong> to assess indigenous communities\u2019 knowledge on agroforestry systems to increase their knowledge base through tailored approaches.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Implementation<\/h3>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Kaoka Foundation (Ecuador)<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Expertise:<\/strong> renew cocoa plantations under the agroforestry system, manage deforestation monitoring systems, and sign individual and\/or collective conservation agreements with local farmers.\r\nKaoka Foundation is a local NGO that receives funding from FFEM and co-finances projects through cocoa fair-trade premiums paid by Kaoka.\r\nNote: even though both entities share the same name, Kaoka Foundation is independent from Kaoka.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Biococoa (Peru)<\/h4>\r\nRestore degraded soil and promote planting of aromatic cocoa under agroforestry systems, sign individual and\/or collective conservation agreements with local farmers, and manage deforestation\r\nmonitoring systems.\r\nBiococoa is a local NGO that receives funding from FFEM and co-finances projects through cocoa fair-trade premiums paid by Kaoka.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-conservation-international.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"170\" \/>\r\n<h4>Conservation International (Colombia)<\/h4>\r\nImplement environmental preservation programs and restore natural resources, promote planting of cocoa under agroforestry systems, sign individual and\/or collective conservation agreements with local farmers, manage deforestation monitoring systems, and promote commercial agreements with sales representatives from the cocoa of excellence sector.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Cocoa farmers involved in the project<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nColpa de Loros cooperative in Peru\r\n\r\nPartner cooperatives in Ecuador\r\n\r\nPartner cooperatives in Ecuador\r\n\r\nThe project will aim to establish new profitable commercial opportunities.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Funding partners<\/h3>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-ffem.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"142\" \/>\r\n<h4>FFEM (French Facility for Global Environment)<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Expertise:<\/strong> preservation of the environment and sustainable social and economic development in developing and emerging countries.\r\n<strong>Its role within the project:<\/strong> contribute with funding to the project through grants allocated to CIAT, which will be eventually disbursed to the implementing partners.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Fostering sustainable cocoa farming methods to preserve unique biodiversity<\/h2>\r\n<em>Since the 1990s in Latin America, the expansion of arable land has led to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. This deforestation is a crucial and complex climate change and biodiversity concern. It has led to soil depletion, destruction of biodiversity, and an unprecedented decline in farmers\u2019 revenue. The cocoa tree agroecology regeneration project spearheaded by Kaoka aims to bring value back to cocoa farming: a cocoa of excellence that is economically viable and sustainably produced without deforestation.<\/em>\r\n\r\nThe situation is alarming in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Since the 1990s, the rapid expansion of agricultural lands is one of the main drivers of destruction of local forest ecosystems. Intensive\r\nproduction methods, in particular those of coca, drove farmers to deforest new areas for production. This phenomenon is called \u00abthe pioneer front\u00bb and has largely accelerated deforestation. The\r\nconversion of forest areas into crop lands has also led to the fragmentation of wildlife\u2019s natural habitats and degradation of biodiversity and ecosystems. The productivity of depleted lands has decreased, thus making difficult to produce staple crops and ensure sufficient income for the local populations.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kaoka\u2019s project to regenerate cocoa plantations using an agroecological approach provides concrete and expert solutions to these challenges.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nZOOM IN\u2026 ON ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY\r\nEcological connectivity seeks to bridge together all the different natural areas in order to allow animals and plants to move freely, all the while restoring ecological continuity. Indeed, the loss of natural habitats and their fragmentation is a major driver of biodiversity erosion.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_2061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Concrete solutions to preserve unique biodiversity<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Develop Agroforestry<\/h3>\r\nTurning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/our-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agroforestry techniques<\/a> in cocoa farming not only diminishes the need for farming inputs but also allows farmers to combine food crops (fruit trees, plantains, pepper plants, etc.) and forest tree species with cocoa trees. This creates a virtuous circle that guarantees immediate and long-term revenue for farmers, all the while restoring soil fertility. This approach guarantees the sustainability of cocoa farming, while limiting the expansion of agricultural land into forests. The agroforestry systems proposed within the framework of this project will be tailor-made for local ecosystems as well as for farmers\u2019 needs and goals.\r\n<h3>Reestablish ecological connectivity<\/h3>\r\nIn response to the destruction of forests, the different species that inhabit them are modifying their natural habitat. This is a particularly concerning issue for the Amazon portion of the project, both in Peru and in Colombia, a place with a great wealth of biodiversity, and its preservation is essential. By replanting hedges, shade trees, etc., the project offers a way for the different species to move from one forest area to another and rebuild their natural living environment. Restoring ecological connectivity therefore helps to preserve biodiversity endangered by previous deforestation practices.\r\n<h3>Strengthen productive infrastructure and farmers' capacity<\/h3>\r\nThis project seeks to improve the entire cocoa supply chain, from its cultivation and to its final commercialization. The technical support farmers will receive will allow them to expand and enhance their facilities for fermentation and drying of cocoa beans.\r\nWith the support of Kaoka, research work will be carried out to better control the fermentation process. Farmers will also benefit from training aimed at strengthening their skills for implementing sustainable agricultural practices.\r\n<h3>Ensure landscape conservation<\/h3>\r\nPrimary forests contain massive quantities of carbon dioxide and their destruction triggers significant greenhouse gas emissions, thus accelerating climate change.\r\n\r\nAs a part of this project, tools for impact assessment and monitoring of agricultural production areas will be developed. Through conservation agreements, farmers and farmer organizations will commit to protecting and promoting and valuing their regions\u2019 forests and limiting the expansion of their farming operations.\r\nRestoring old plantations using agroforestry increases on-farm profitability by diversifying the crops and improving land productivity.\r\nFurthermore, the project will contribute to restoring areas with severely degraded soils (old grazing areas) and putting these areas back into productive use.\r\n\r\n<strong>These two combined effects will ensure that cocoa farming does not lead to deforestation.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2>Differentiated strategies<\/h2>\r\nIn the Andean region, cocoa is a crop of economic and social importance. Cocoa is mainly produced by small to medium family farms, comprising hundreds of thousands of farmers. Production volumes have risen significantly in response to the ever-growing demand on national and international markets. However, environmental, social, and economic concerns are not the same in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. <strong>Therefore, this project implemented by Kaoka takes into account site-specific challenges.<\/strong>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Colpa de Loros Cooperative in Peru<\/h4>\r\nSite-specific challenges:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Replace coca production<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Preserve forest areas and fragile ecosystems in the region<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify cocoa landraces with the aim to reestablish and leverage their production<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe project\u2019s objectives:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Restore 200 hectares of degraded soil<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Establish aromatic cocoa varieties using agroforestry systems on restored soil<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sign collective and individual conservation agreements<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promote quality to produce organic and fair-trade gourmet cocoa<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Adopt deforestation monitoring systems<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Partner cooperatives in Ecuador<\/h4>\r\nSite-specific challenges:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>No pioneer fronts, but a desire for forest preservation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Re-establish ecological connectivity<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Renovate or replace aging cocoa trees<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe project\u2019s objectives:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Renovate 300 hectares of domestic cocoa fields using the agroforestry system<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sign collective and individual conservation agreements<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Implement a research and development program on cocoa fermentation management<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promote quality to produce organic and fair-trade gourmet cocoa<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Adopt deforestation monitoring systems<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Conservation international in Colombia<\/h4>\r\nSite-specific challenges:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Develop more aromatic cocoa varieties<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promote exports to increase farmers\u2019 income<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe project\u2019s objectives:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Plant 100 hectares to cocoa under the agroforestry system<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sign collective and individual conservation agreements<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Support the structuring of a cocoa of excellence chain<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promote commercial agreements for the cocoa of excellence sector<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Foster production of large volumes of organic and fair-trade cocoa of excellence<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enable adoption of deforestation monitoring systems<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHOW DOES AGROFORESTRY WORK?\r\n\r\nCocoa trees grow naturally under shade trees. For this reason, agroforestry incorporates fruit trees and forest trees in cocoa plantations. This ancestral system fosters greater biological diversity and the formation a substrate suitable for increased crop performance. This shading system provides a microclimate, mitigates droughts and reduces disease outbreaks.\r\nBy intensifying production in the same cultivated areas, and by restoring degraded soils (damaged by grazing, for example), the forest is no longer negatively affected by the expansion of crop areas. In the context of climate change, agroforestry contributes to limiting GHG emissions and restoring soil to ensure the plantation sustainability. Agroforestry guarantees increased crop yield and diversified income sources for farmers.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe will continue to keep you informed of progress and actions throughout the project!","post_title":"8.97 million euros towards a sustainable gourmet and zero-deforestation cocoa","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"897me-pour-un-cacao-dexcellence-durable-et-zero-deforestation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-01-23 10:24:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-01-23 10:24:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/897me-pour-un-cacao-dexcellence-durable-et-zero-deforestation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}]},"_thumbnail_id":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products\/13137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/products"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"origins","href":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/origins\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"products_line","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/products_line?post=13137"},{"taxonomy":"origins","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/origins?post=13137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}