TOGO – Kekeli Koko
Silva is proud to feature Togo Kekeli Koko, a round and balanced cacao with alternating flavours of fresh fruity tones and chocolate mousse.
Location
- Region: Mount Agou, Plateaux Region, Togo
- Organisation / Farm: 100 smallholder farmers organised in primary cooperative
Quality
- Variety: Forastero hybrids and Amelonado
- Flavour: Round and balanced profile with alternating flavours of chocolate mousse and a subtle fruity hints, notes of macadamia nuts and maple-like sweetness.
- Fermentation: Wooden boxes covered with banana leaves for 6 to 7 days
- Drying: 5 to 8 days sun-dried on African bamboo beds
Supply Chain
100% traceable supply chain. Central fermentation, drying, screening, picking and packing in 70 kg bags. Bags are transported to Lomé for shipment. Direct price agreements with Kekeli Cooperative.
People
Cacao is grown by 100 smallholder farmers, who receive premium prices for their cacao.
Forest & Nature
Cacao grows in small-scale agroforestry under shade trees, and is intercropped with other crops. This system forms a buffer zone to protect the remaining forest in the proximity of Mount Agou.
