TRINITARIO & AMELONADO
The characteristic natural fruitiness of cocoa from the Semuliki forest and a gentle roasting accentuate the tropical touch of the beans. We detect notes of cocoa fruit nectar, banana and cream cheese.
THE COOPERATIVE
In the town of Kasese, near the famous Semuliki forest in Uganda's tropical and rainy Rwrenzururu sub-region, a social enterprise called Latitude sources wet cocoa beans from over 4,500 small farmers.
Latitude ferments each farmer's crop in crates built from local eucalyptus, then blends the beans from several farms after fermentation and drying, creating a uniform and consistently excellent product.
HARVESTING
The team plans to rehabilitate around 1,000 hectares of the old plantation over the next 3 to 5 years.
In addition, the Governor laid the foundation stone for a new small-scale chocolate factory on the plantation grounds, which will produce chocolate for the local Indonesian market.
With this, the team hopes to create employment opportunities for the younger generation and reinforce the image of cocoa as a local food crop.
An Eden in its own right, since their arrival in the 1800s, European researchers have recorded 110 species of mammal, 350 species of butterfly and 320 species of bird in this region.
The region enjoys an equatorial climate, with evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year, strong sunshine and no strong winds. The trade winds do, however, provide a breeze between July and September.
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