MADAGASCAR SAMBIRANO – AMBODIVATO ORANIC

Ambodivato is one of the eight cacao farms of the MAVA Estate in the northwest of Madagascar, located north from Ambanja, the district’s capital. Silva selected this cacao because of its balanced profile with orange and elderflower hints.

Location

• Region: Sambirano, Northwest Madagascar
• Organisation / Farm: Single Farm

Quality

• Variety: Dominantly trinitario varieties, adapted to the Malagasy climate
• Flavour: Round flavour profile with a soft acidity, with elder flower and orange hints.
• Fermentation: 6 days wooden boxes, 3 turns
• Drying: Pre-drying on concrete slabs, followed by sun-drying on wooden racks

Certification

EU Organic Certification

Supply Chain

100% traceable supply chain. Beans are harvested, fermented, dried, picked, screened and packed in 65 kg jute bags on a single farm. Transport by truck to the port of Antsiranana

People

Employees of the MAVA farm have a complete renumeration package, including health insurance, transport to work and a field to grow staple crops for their family.

Forest & Nature

Cacao grows under indigenous shade trees in an agroforestry system, which serves as a protective buffer zone for remaining natural forests. Reforestation of wastelands, especially on slopes, is necessary to prevent floods.

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