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(1) 99% of the total agricultural ingredients are Fair Trade certified according to the Fair for Life and FiABLE standards. More information at www.fairforlife.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n May contains nuts and milk.<\/strong><\/p>\n (2) The proportion of our origins may vary, depending on the harvest.<\/p>\n Store away from moisture and heat, between 15 and 18\u00b0C.<\/p>\n","detail":{"label":"","value":"0"}},{"title":"Tempering","active":false,"content":" Melting T\u00b0 : 50\u00b0C \u2013 55\u00b0C<\/p>\n Crystallisation T\u00b0 : 28\u00b0C \u2013 29\u00b0C<\/p>\n Using T\u00b0 : 31\u00b0C \u2013 32\u00b0C<\/p>\n","detail":{"label":"","value":"0"}}],"logos":[{"image":6319},{"image":6316},{"image":6318},{"image":6314}],"indications":[{"text":"no vanilla"}],"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":""},"content_two_col-1":{"":null,"title":"","subtitle":"","content":"","text_position":"left","image":false,"btn_label":"en savoir plus","btn_link":""},"content_main":{"title":"THIS CHOCOLATE PROTECTS FORESTS","subtitle":"#STOP D\u00c9FORESTATION","content":" 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\u00a0deforestation-free cocoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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":"425","bg_color":"light","content":" partner growers in Peru in 2022<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""},{"title":"84,372 shade trees","bg_color":"light","content":" products and distributed in 2021 and 2022 in Peru<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""},{"title":"248 ha","bg_color":"light","content":" of shade-free plantations converted to agroforestry systems in 2021 and 2022 in Peru<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""}],"inline":false},"video":{"id":"8lRzhoVgg60","btn_label":"Discover the Colpa de Loros cooperative in Peru","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/areas\/peru\/","btn_style":"green"},"content_two_col":{"":null,"title":"OUR KNOW HOW","subtitle":"Quality and traceability","content":" Thanks to its integrated programs\u2019 model, Kaoka is present at all stages (from the selection of varieties to the preparation of chocolate recipes) to guarantee the highest quality chocolates with exemplary traceability.<\/p>\n","text_position":"left","bg_active":false,"image":6352,"btn_label":"en savoir plus","btn_link":""},"cover_image":{"title":"","display_button":false,"image":14753},"section_featured_products":{"title":"#OUR OTHER REFERENCES FOR YOUR PRODUCTS","products":[{"ID":8207,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-09-14 07:07:02","post_date_gmt":"2021-09-14 07:07:02","post_content":"","post_title":"Dark 80% - 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What role does deforestation play in accelerating climate change?\r\n\r\nIf you are reading these lines, there is a good chance that these environmental issues concern you as much as they concerns us. At Kaoka, a pioneering and militant organic fair trade chocolate company<\/strong>, these subjects are not just fleeting concerns: they have been shaping our actions for years.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15868\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"768\"] Why are we telling you this? Because it is what allows us to get to know the realities on the ground, to exchange information on a daily basis with our growers partner organisations of and to set up long-term sustainable projects together.<\/p>\r\n[memo title=\"Note\" text=\"Close relathionship allowed us to realize early on the scale of the deforestation problem. Without waiting for Europe to force us to react, we had taken the initiative and started working on our Zero Deforestation methodology long before the European regulations were introduced.\"]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15869\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"653\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou.jpg\")
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The wealth of the Peruvian forest (November 2023)[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWe have seen deforestation<\/strong> with our own eyes. By visiting the producing countries and talking with our partner growers. The situation is alarming. We know that behind the phenomenon of deforestation lies an economic necessity: forests are being cut down to enable population to cultivate the land and thus benefit from income to live.\r\n\r\nAt Kaoka, as you may know, we do things differently: we have set up our own cocoa programs<\/a><\/strong>, by integrating the growers' organisations into our operations. We have been working hand in hand with growers' cooperatives for over 20 years.<\/strong>\r\n![\"Deforestation](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/deforestation-ecuador-november-2023.jpg\")
Deforestation observed in Ecuador (November 2023)[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nSUMMARY<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nHow do we at Kaoka ensure that our cocoa is truly deforestation-free?<\/h2>\r\nProving that our cocoa, grown by nearly 6,500 families of growers, is not responsible for deforestation<\/strong> is not an easy task. To take up this challenge, we asked ourselves thousands of questions: how can we get growers to take part? What is a forest? How can we verify that our 6,500 partner growers are not cutting down their forests? How can we compensate for the fact that growers cannot expand their plantations? Which areas should be protected as a priority? etc.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTo answer all these questions, we relied on our partner growers' organisations and agroecology research organisations. Years of work and discussion have enabled us to develop a \u201czero deforestation methodology<\/strong>\u201d. Made up of several stages, this methodology has become our roadmap: it guides us to guarantee you cocoa and chocolates that are deforestation-free<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15871\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"614\"]![\"Working](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/working-meeting-in-ecuador.jpg\")
Working meeting between the Kaoka teams and the growers' organisations in Ecuador (2020)[\/caption]\r\n1 - Risk analysis by cocoa program\ud83c\udf0e<\/h2>\r\n
\u200b<\/h2>\r\nWe work in countries with very different histories and agricultural contexts. In order to determine the risk of deforestation, it was important for us to establish the situation in each Kaoka's cocoa program. Based on 10 deforestation indicators<\/strong>, this rating allows us to determine the level of risk of deforestation and thus adapt our actions in each country.\r\n\r\nThe 10 deforestation indicators used to evaluate the risk of deforestation in a cocoa program:<\/strong>\r\n
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Step 1 - Risk analysis per country[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThis risk analysis was done for the four countries with which we work:\r\n\r\n \t
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\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn 22 April 2025, the European Commission published its own ranking of countries and regions<\/a> according to three risk categories (low, standard, high).\r\n\r\nAccording to this analysis, the countries Kaoka works with are classified as follows: S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and the Dominican Republic are considered low risk, while Peru and Ecuador are considered standard risk.\r\n\r\n \r\n2 - Knowing our partner growers and their cocoa plots<\/h2>\r\nAt Kaoka, we know the names of our partner cocoa producers<\/strong>. However we lacked detailed information about their plots and their accurate mapping. To fill this gap our cooperative technicians visited each grower and together they used geolocation tools technology<\/strong>: GPS points were collected to define the boundaries of each cocoa plot. These mapped areas are called \u2018polygons<\/em>\u2019.\r\n
How are the polygons created?<\/h3>\r\n[video width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" mp4=\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-are-the-polygons-created.mp4\"][\/video]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWhy is this geolocation step so important?<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTo find out whether or not our cocoa is responsible for deforestation, we need, above all, to:\r\n
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\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nCollecting data in the field is a meticulous process that involves thousands of pieces of information. To make this task easier, we have equipped the co-operative teams with tablets and specially designed software to simplify data entry. For our three cocoa program partners in Ecuator<\/a>, at S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9<\/a> and in Peru<\/a>, we have choosen the Trusty <\/strong><\/a>tool.\r\n\r\nIn Dominican Republic<\/a> (the only cocoa program we didn't create), our partners use their own traceability tool to collect the data, before we integrating it into our Trusty system, thus guaranteeing continuity and consistency in our traceability approach.\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"Note\" text=\" Trusty guarantees our internal traceability system: it is both verifiable and auditable, and allows us to ensure total transparency throughout the chain.\"]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15976\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"768\"]![\"Step](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/step-2-zero-deforestation-kaoka-methodology-2.jpg\")
Step 2 - Be an expert on our growers and their plots[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n3- Focus on each cocoa plot \ud83d\udd0d\ud83d\udc40<\/h2>\r\nIf we want to be sure that a cocoa was not responsible for deforestation, the first question we must ask ourselves is: In which plot or plantation was this cocoa grown in? What type of environment is it in? Was it a forest before?<\/em>\r\n\r\nWe carry out an analysis of each plot to define its condition at a given moment (initial situation) in order to monitor its development in the years to come.\r\n\r\nFor this analysis, in Ecuador, Peru and the Dominican Republic, we use the model co-developed by CIAT<\/a> and Kaoka. This model consists of five successive steps (in other words algorithmic models) thanks to the Open Source geographic software Quantum Gis<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nIn S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, due to the insufficient quality of the satellite data, we opted for another model based on vegetation reflectance<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"What is reflectance?\" text=\"Reflectance refers to the ability of a surface to reflect incident light. In geography and remote sensing, it is often measured by satellite at different wavelengths, allowing the analysis of plant composition and condition. To detect deforestation, the variations in reflectance are compared between images taken at different times. Healthy vegetation has a particular reflectance, but when it is cut down or destroyed (as in deforestation), these values change. Algorithms can therefore identify these changes and indicate areas where forest cover has been reduced.\"]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15978\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"768\"]
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Step 3 - Focus on each cocoa plot[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n1. Checking and correction plot information <\/strong>\ud83e\uddf9<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nBefore diving into the analysis, we make sure that the data collected by our teams in the field (see step 1) is accurate and well organized. Each plot is assigned a unique identifier, duplicates are eliminated, the coordinates of the peaks are verified, and if any polygons overlap, we manually correct the errors. A good working basis ensures reliable results!\r\n
2. Spatial diagnosis of the plot and its environment <\/strong>\ud83d\udef0\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nNow, the cocoa production areas are being studied using satellite images. We don't just look at the cocoa plot itself, but also at the 600 metres around it, to make sure we don't miss anything. This security perimeter means we don't overlook important elements: such as the presence of forests, deforestation, or even protected areas around the plot.\r\n
3. Presence of protected areas and\/or indigenous territories <\/strong>\ud83c\udf33<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIn this step, the model checks whether the plot is located in a protected area or indigenous territory.\r\n
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4. Presence or absence of forest <\/strong>\ud83c\udf32\ud83c\udf32<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nTo ensure that the plot is not located in areas previously classified as forests over a given period (between the 31 December 2020 and 2024), we have produced a 2020 map distinguishing forest areas from non-forest areas. To make it as accurate as possible, this map compiles several national and international data sources covering this period.\r\n\r\nThe algorithm then checks these elements:\r\n
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5. Presence or absence of deforestation <\/strong>\ud83c\udf32\u274c<\/h3>\r\nIn the final step, the algorithm checks for the presence or absence of deforestation:\r\n
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Results and conclusion of the of the initial plot analysis ?<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIn conclusion, have we been able to remove any doubt about deforestation on the plot?\r\n
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\r\n\r\n3A - Continue the investigation with Global Forest Watch Pro: spot the difference<\/h2>\r\nIf we have not been able to rule out the possibility of deforestation on a plot with certainty, nothing is left to chance: we conduct a more in-depth analysis<\/strong>. In concrete terms, we perform a 'spot the difference\u2019 exercise : we overlay the suspicious plot with maps showing the loss of forest cover since 31\/12\/2020, using Global Forest Watch Pro<\/a>.\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"So, why 31\/12\/2020?\" text=\"31 December 2020 has been chosen as the reference date, or \u2018cut-off date\u2019 in the EUDR. Companies must prove that their products do not come from supplies that contributed to deforestation or forest degradation after 31 December 2020.\"]\r\n\r\n\u25b6 Find out more about the European Regulation on Zero Imported Deforestation<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe loss of forest cover is represented by coloured pixels on the Global Forest Watch Pro maps. If the analysis shows no loss of forest cover: the plot is approved<\/strong> \ud83d\udfe2. On the other hand, if a plot reveals a potential loss of forest cover, we proceed with step 3B<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15982\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"721\"]
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Step 3A - Spot the differences with Global Forest Watch Pro[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n3B - Explore the plot from the sky with Google Earth Pro<\/h2>\r\nIf Global Forest Watch Pro reveals a loss of forest cover on a plot, we move on to a visual check, which means that we take a little height thanks to Google Earth Pro<\/a> to \u2018explore\u2019 the plot from the sky.\r\n\r\nWe compare two satellite images: an old one, prior to 31\/12\/2020, and a more recent one, to see if the situation of the plantation and the forest has changed.\r\n\r\n
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Step 3B - Explore the plot from the sky with Google Earth Pro[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\u00a03C - Looking for clues: Field verification<\/h2>\r\nIn rare cases, satellite images prove insufficient and do not guarantee the total absence of deforestation. A team of technicians then goes to the site to assess the deforestation risk after 31\/12\/2020.\r\n\r\nDuring this visit, the plot and its trees are carefully inspected. A detailed and documented report with photos is compiled at the end of each field visit.\r\n
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Step 3C - Field Verification[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n![\"Quote](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/quote-sebastien-balmisse-conclusion-2.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nToday, we are proud to share with you our rigorous and transparent methodology to guarantee you truly deforestation-free cocoa. This substantive work is the result of many months of fieldwork, carried out by our Cocoa & Sustainability Division team in collaboration with our partner grower organisations.\r\n\r\nTo help you better understand how plots are distributed across the different steps of our methodology, please refer to some key statistics at the end of this article. \ud83d\udc49See statistics<\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nBetter safe than sorry, isn't it? When Kaoka promotes conservation cocoa farming<\/h2>\r\nKeeping an eye on deforestation is already a very good thing, but making sure that it doesn't happen in the future is even better! In all our cocoa programs<\/a> : Ecuador, Peru, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and the Dominican Republic, we have implemented mitigation and regeneration measures<\/strong>. In other words, we are working hard to preserve existing forests.\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"What if we bring in new partner cooperatives?\" text=\" When we integrate new partner cooperatives, we follow the same methodology. Depending on the number of new partner growers, it can take us between 3 and 6 months of work! \"]\r\n\r\nKaoka's role is to raise awareness and train<\/strong> willing growers to mitigate the risk of deforestation<\/strong> and promote conservation cocoa farming<\/strong>. It should be noted that our partner growers retain full ownership of their land and can manage it as they wished, as long as they respect local regulation.\r\n\r\nHere are some of the actions we have implemented:\r\n
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Why sign conservation agreements?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThanks to research conducted by agroecology experts, we have been able to identify the most important areas to preserve<\/strong>, such as dense forests or riverbanks for their ecosystem services. This research has led the proposal of conservation agreements <\/strong>to growers. In exchange for compensation (such as organic fertilisers, reforestation or rehabilitation programmes), they undertake to protecting and enhancing local forests.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nKeep a close eye on the deforestation<\/h2>\r\nWe have ensured that our cocoa is not produced on deforested land (after 31 December 2020). From now on, we must remain vigilant to ensure that our partner growers' plantations do not expand at the expense of forests.\r\n\r\nTo achieve this, we are implementing a monitoring system that allows us to certify the absence of current and future deforestation. It allows us to prove how Kaoka respects and implements the future European regulation<\/a> (without cheating!).\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Implementation of a monitoring system[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nA last word<\/h2>\r\nWe are proud to have transparently shared our Zero Deforestation methodology with you. To date*, we have registered several thousand cocoa production plots. In order to better understand how the analysis results are assigned to the various stages of our methodology, here are some statistics clues:\r\n\r\n \r\n
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\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWe hope that this article has given you a better understanding of the Zero Deforestation methodology of Kaoka<\/strong> and our commitment to ensuring that our cocoa is not responsible for deforestation.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions or would like more information, you can send us your questions using our contact form<\/a>. We look forward to hearing from you!","post_title":"Zero Deforestation Cocoa : how Kaoka can guarantee this to you ?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"zero-deforestation-cocoa","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-02 23:35:30","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-02 23:35:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/cacao-zero-deforestation-comment-kaoka-vous-le-garantit\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15899,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2025-05-07 13:43:33","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-07 13:43:33","post_content":"Au c\u0153ur de la r\u00e9gion amazonienne d\u2019Ucayali au P\u00e9rou<\/a>, la coop\u00e9rative Colpa de Loros<\/strong>\u00a0a c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 son 10e anniversaire, <\/strong>le 12 mars 2025 : un moment fort pour les membres de cette coop\u00e9rative fond\u00e9e en 2014 avec quelques producteurs volontaires.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15904\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"600\"]![\"Les](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10-ans-de-la-colpa-de-loros-perou-kaoka.jpg\")
\u25b2 Les 10 ans de la Colpa de Loros, le 12 mars 2025.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nGuy Deberdt - <\/strong>notre directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral - et S\u00e9bastien Balmisse<\/strong> - notre directeur du p\u00f4le fili\u00e8re et durabilit\u00e9 - ont eu le privil\u00e8ge de vivre cette c\u00e9l\u00e9bration sur place, aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de nos partenaires producteurs !<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\ud83c\udf89 D\u00e9j\u00e0 10 ans : retour sur les d\u00e9buts de la Coop\u00e9rative Colpa de Loros<\/h2>\r\nL\u2019aventure a commenc\u00e9 en 2014<\/strong>, lorsque Kaoka partait \u00e0 la recherche de nouveaux partenaires pour cultiver du cacao aromatique<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nPar un heureux hasard, Kaoka croise la route d\u2019un petit groupement de producteurs p\u00e9ruviens en qu\u00eate de d\u00e9bouch\u00e9s fiables pour leur cacao biologique. Naturellement, l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019un projet commun \u00e9merge : fonder ensemble une coop\u00e9rative de cacao bio et \u00e9quitable<\/strong> au P\u00e9rou.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15912\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"768\"]
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\u25b2 De gauche \u00e0 droite, Miriam Guerrero, consultante de Kaoka, aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de S\u00e9bastien Balmisse lors des tout d\u00e9buts de l\u2019aventure de Kaoka au P\u00e9rou en 2014. \u00c0 droite, 5 ans plus tard, en 2019, Ernesto Parra y Guerra, g\u00e9rant de la coop\u00e9rative Colpa de Loros, entour\u00e9 de producteurs partenaires.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIls n\u2019\u00e9taient que 35 producteurs <\/strong>au d\u00e9part, mais la vision, elle, \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 bien affirm\u00e9e : construire un mod\u00e8le de production durable<\/strong>, respectueux de l\u2019\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me unique de la \u00ab Colpa de Loros \u00bb, tout en accompagnant les producteurs locaux dans leur d\u00e9marche engag\u00e9e.\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"Le saviez-vous ? \" text=\"Le nom de la coop\u00e9rative Colpa de Loros fait r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 l'\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me end\u00e9mique de la r\u00e9gion. Une zone prot\u00e9g\u00e9e o\u00f9 l'on peut observer de somptueux perroquets \ud83e\udd9c. Ce symbole incarne la richesse de la biodiversit\u00e9 locale. \"]\r\n\r\nEnsemble, ils ont relev\u00e9 le d\u00e9fi de restaurer des sols d\u00e9grad\u00e9s, cons\u00e9quence des cultures intensives de coca, en adoptant des pratiques agroforesti\u00e8res. Leur objectif ? Garantir des r\u00e9coltes durables pour les producteurs et ainsi leurs revenus. \ud83d\udc49 Nous vous en disons plus ici : L'enjeu de la restauration des sols d\u00e9grad\u00e9s au P\u00e9rou<\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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Une journ\u00e9e de c\u00e9l\u00e9bration \ud83d\udc83<\/h2>\r\nL'anniversaire de la coop\u00e9rative \u00e9tait l'occasion d'organiser une grande f\u00eate, pour r\u00e9unir les producteurs partenaires<\/strong>, leurs familles ainsi que toutes les personnes qui contribuent \u00e0 cette aventure \ud83d\ude4c. L'ambiance \u00e9tait festive, entre les \u00e9clats de rire et les souvenirs partag\u00e9s des dix derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es.\r\n\r\nLa journ\u00e9e a d\u00e9but\u00e9 par des discours inspirants, suivis de musiques traditionnelles jou\u00e9es par un orchestre local.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"768\"]
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\u25b2 \u00c0 gauche, pr\u00e9paration de la Pachamanca. \u00c0 droite, l'orchestre local qui a anim\u00e9 la journ\u00e9e.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPour le d\u00e9jeuner, une Pachamaca, un plat p\u00e9ruvien traditionnel a \u00e9t\u00e9 partag\u00e9<\/strong>. Un trou creus\u00e9 dans le sol sert de four naturel, o\u00f9 des pierres chauff\u00e9es sont plac\u00e9es avant d\u2019y ajouter viande, l\u00e9gumes et des accompagnements. Le tout est ensuite recouvert de feuilles de bananier pour une cuisson lente et pleine de saveurs.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15907\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"600\"]![\"Danses](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/danses-pour-celebrer-les-10-ans-de-la-cooperative-kaoka.jpg\")
\u25b2 Guy Deberdt, Miriam Guerrero et des membres de la coop\u00e9rative sur la piste de danse. La f\u00eate bat son plein et refl\u00e8te l'esprit solidaire qui anime la Colpa de Loros depuis 10 ans.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nL\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi \u00e9tait tout aussi convivial avec des d\u00e9monstrations de danse et des d\u00e9fil\u00e9s en costumes traditionnels : une ambiance joyeuse<\/strong>, pleine de vie et de couleurs\u00a0\ud83c\udf08 !\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15929\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"768\"]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/un-defile-haut-en-couleurs.jpg\")
\u25b2 Un d\u00e9fil\u00e9 haut en couleur, o\u00f9 petits et grands ont d\u00e9fil\u00e9 fi\u00e8rement en costumes traditionnels.[\/caption]\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n
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Une coop\u00e9rative mod\u00e8le \u2728<\/h2>\r\nDix ans apr\u00e8s sa cr\u00e9ation, la coop\u00e9rative Colpa de Loros<\/strong> est devenue un v\u00e9ritable mod\u00e8le<\/strong> de coop\u00e9ration, exemplaire et reconnue \u00e0 travers tout le pays. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'engagement des producteurs et \u00e0 une vision partag\u00e9e, elle s'est impos\u00e9e comme un symbole d'une production de cacao durable et \u00e9quitable. Aujourd'hui, elle regroupe pr\u00e8s de 500 producteurs partenaires<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nEn seulement six ans apr\u00e8s la cr\u00e9ation, la coop\u00e9rative est pass\u00e9e de 25 tonnes de cacao export\u00e9es en 2015 \u00e0 1 050 tonnes en 2021. Cette croissance impressionnante<\/strong> a permis \u00e0 la Colpa de Loros de se classer parmi les 11\u1d49 plus grands exportateurs nationaux en 2018.<\/span>\r\n\r\n
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Un avenir prometteur pour la coop\u00e9rative\ud83c\udf31<\/h2>\r\n\u00c0 l\u2019heure o\u00f9 les enjeux environnementaux sont plus que jamais au c\u0153ur des pr\u00e9occupations mondiales, chez Kaoka nous continuons d\u2019avancer avec la ferme volont\u00e9 de proposer un cacao d'exception<\/strong> tout en pr\u00e9servant l'\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me amazonien et en am\u00e9liorant le quotidien de nos producteurs partenaires.\r\n\r\nAu P\u00e9rou<\/strong>, comme dans nos autres fili\u00e8res de cacao<\/a>, nous avons \u0153uvr\u00e9 ces derni\u00e8res mois, aux cot\u00e9s de nos organisations de producteurs partenaires pour mettre en place une m\u00e9thodologie rigoureuse pour garantir un cacao vraiment z\u00e9ro d\u00e9forestation<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc49 En savoir plus sur notre d\u00e9marche<\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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Laissez vous s\u00e9duire par le cacao du P\u00e9rou<\/h2>\r\nLe cacao Trinitario<\/strong> cultiv\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9gion d'Ucayali se distingue par sa douceur, ses notes \u00e9pic\u00e9es et bois\u00e9es, ainsi que ses ar\u00f4mes d'agrumes et de fruits rouges, offrant une exp\u00e9rience gustative unique. Vous pouvez le d\u00e9couvrir dans notre tablette Noir 85% P\u00e9rou<\/a>, disponible dans vos magasins Bio \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\ude4f\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15933\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"768\"]
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\u25b2 La tablette Noir 85% P\u00e9rou[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nNous tenons \u00e0 remercier chaleureusement les consommateurs de Kaoka et nos partenaires professionnels pour leur soutien ind\u00e9fectible au cours de ces 10 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. Vous faites partie int\u00e9grante de cette belle aventure.\r\n\r\n10 ans, et ce n\u2019est qu\u2019un d\u00e9but. Ensemble, continuons \u00e0 faire briller l'avenir d'un cacao de qualit\u00e9, bio \u00e9quitable, au P\u00e9rou et ailleurs ??\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"10 ans de la Coop\u00e9rative Colpa De Loros : Une D\u00e9cennie d'Engagements au P\u00e9rou","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"10-ans-de-la-cooperative-colpa-de-loros-une-decennie-dengagements-au-perou","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-02 14:39:31","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-02 14:39:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/?p=15899","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14197,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2023-11-29 11:22:58","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-29 11:22:58","post_content":"Today, forest preservation remains one of the most effective levers in the fight against climate change. As an early advocate of environmental issues, Kaoka has been working for several years against deforestation<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \t
\r\n\r\nWhy can cocoa be a source of deforestation ?<\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nFirst of all, a little background: how can chocolate be a vector for deforestation?\r\n\r\nThe main causes of deforestation are mining, agriculture and forestry. Worldwide, livestock and agricultural production are responsible for around 80% of deforestation.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLike soya and palm oil, cocoa has been clearly identified as contributing to deforestation. And remember, cocoa is one of the main ingredients in chocolate<\/a>.\r\n\r\nCocoa is affected by deforestation because it is grown in tropical areas and in countries where the forests were, until now, little protected. At the same time, the growing demand for chocolate in Western countries has encouraged the felling of forest plots for cocoa plantations.\r\n\r\nIt is estimated that the development of cocoa farming has led to the deforestation of around 2.5 million hectares<\/strong> since the early 1990s, in the 4 main cocoa-producing countries: C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Indonesia and Nigeria.\r\n\r\nSource: Cocoa certification and the fight against deforestation - CIRAD February 2021<\/em>\r\nCocoa and pioneer fronts<\/h2>\r\nLike many other crops, cocoa farming has developed along pioneering front lines.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nThis phenomenon of pioneering conquest of tropical forests is unfortunately exacerbated by the falling productivity of existing plantations and the resulting low remuneration of growers.\r\n\r\nThis is a vicious circle, because once the forest is felled, the soil on this bare land rapidly becomes impoverished. The soil is a reserve of resources and nutrients that is essential for trees and their development. In poor soil, the trees health and growing are impacted and the plantation becomes less productive. Without sufficient harvests, growers are forced to extend their cultivation areas into forested areas. And so on, the forest is degraded or felled until it disappears completely.\r\nThe introduction of a European regulation<\/h2>\r\nFaced with the challenge of preserving forests in the fight against climate change, the European Union has adopted a new regulatory text<\/a> which, from January 2025, will ban the sale on the European market of products (cocoa, coffee, palm, wood, beef, soya, rubber) which have caused the deforestation of forests after 31 December 2020.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nAt Kaoka, we've been taking the issue of deforestation very seriously for many years.\r\n\r\nWe know that behind the phenomenon of deforestation lies an economic necessity: the forests are cut down to enable people to grow crops and thus earn a living.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThanks to our integrated cocoa supply chain structure<\/a>, our proximity to producers means that we are aware of the problems in producing countries much more quickly and much earlier. What sets us apart is the strong link we have with producer cooperatives. We have been working exclusively with them for over 20 years. By integrating the cocoa programs into the heart of our company strategy, we are able to work together daily and set up long-term projects alongside them.\r\n\r\nWe are convinced that it is essential to support producers in sustaining their plantations and harvests in order to combat deforestation.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAware of the importance of producer income, our support includes a number of strong guarantees:\r\n\r\n \t
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For 30 years, Kaoka has supported growers with strong guarantees.[\/caption]\r\nAn 8.97 million euro project for zero deforestation cocoa<\/h2>\r\nIn parallel with this global support, Kaoka is carrying out other projects to introduce sustainable cocoa-growing methods to preserve biodiversity.\r\n\r\nIn 2021, we signed a public-private partnership for the conservation and regeneration of ecosystems, the protection of biodiversity and the promotion of truly sustainable agricultural practices within cocoa sectors in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nWith the support of the French Global Environment Facility and agroecology research bodies, Kaoka aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of its agroforestry cultivation model and its ability to be replicated.\r\n\r\n \u27a4 For more information on the 8,97M\u20ac project for a zero deforestation cocoa.<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nHow does Kaoka ensure that its cocoa chains are not responsible for deforestation?<\/h2>\r\nTo guarantee that the cocoa in our chocolates is not responsible for deforestation<\/strong>, Kaoka has drawn up a stringent set of standards. Of course, these standards have been co-constructed with our producer organisations partners<\/strong>, with the support of agro-ecology research bodies. This document constitutes a system of guarantees which enables us to control various points throughout the cocoa production chain.\r\n
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Controlling traceability<\/h3>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nGathering information is a prerequisite for implementing a \"zero deforestation\" approach. In our integrated cocoa programs, all our producer partners are clearly identified. This identification is essential for the steps that follow.\r\n\r\n
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Risk analysis<\/h3>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nEach country or production area has a different context, with its own cultivation practices. At Kaoka, with the support of agroecology researchers, we have studied the risks in all the areas in which we operate.\r\n
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