MADAGASCAR SAMBIRANO – OTTANGE ORGANIC
With only 5 tons of cacao anually, Ottange is the smallest farm of the MAVA plantations. It’s complex profile ws rewarded in 2017 amongst the best 50 cacao in the world. Silva is proud to feature Ottange in its portfolio and make this cacao available to the best chocolate makers in Europe and beyond!
Location
- Region: Between lower and upper Sambirano valley, Northwest Madagascar
- Organisation / Farm: Single Farm
Quality
- Genetics: Criollo, trinitario and forastero adapted to the Malagasy climate
- Flavour: red fruits, honey, roasted nuts, coffee
- Fermentation: 6 days wooden boxes, 3 turns
- Drying: Controlled 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 in MAVA’s headquartrs.
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.
