Cacao Mexico is a nonprofit organization established in 2010, based in Mexico City. Its main objectives are to promote and increase the production of high quality Mexican cocoa crops through sustainable agricultural practices and to contribute to rainforest recovery in the country’s tropical regions.

In addition to increase the production of quality cocoa crops at the same time we encourage reforestation and support programs which aim to benefit cocoa farmers and their families. These social programs are based on a fair valorization of the farmers work, providing technical and financial assistance to help them maxi-mize the productivity and yield of their lands, therefore achieving a higher life standard for themselves and their families.

About us

To promote the production of high quality Mexi-can cocoa through sustainable crop techniques and to support the improvement of farmers’ life standards and those of their families.

To make Mexico a worldwide recognized coun-try for its quality and sustainable cocoa plan-tations, becoming an attractive alternative for global sourcing of this value added crop which will help farmers improve their life standards.

In the last decade Mexican cocoa production has fallen nearly 50%

Mexican cocoa production is not even enough for local consumption.

In the last two hundred years Mexico has lost more than 90% of its tropical rainforest and 74 species of flora and fauna.

Mission

Values

Vision

FactsCurrently, there are no active sustainable production programs.

Farmers’ life standards are low compared to the average Mexican worker.

Commitment IntegritySocial

ResponsibilityCommitment to

our global ecologicalneeds and

social duties.

The needs are so extense that

the resources shall be all committed

to our goals.

To be responsible with the less

fortunate of our fellow producers.

• Increase and promote the production of various types of high quality certified cocoa beans .

• Encourage reforestation.

• Invest in the development of potential fields throughout the Mexican states.

• Support farmer aid programs in order to raise their living standards.

• Carry out responsible agricultural practices, protecting the environment and fostering a responsible use of water

• Train farmers in the best sustainable agricultural practices and contribute to their education

• Attend the ecological needs in cocoa producing regions within the country.

Cacao Mexico works mainly with private resources from several donors, ranging from the chocolate industry to major Founda-tions, private supporters, enterprises, R&D institutes, NGOs and international funds across the world.

What we do

How do we make it possible?

Mexico’s tropical region counts with the ide-al characteristics for the expected crop growth. Nevertheless, ecological disasters, technological lag, lack of training, crop maintenance and miss-ing financial support have led production to a 47% decline, but the trend can be reversed through fo-cused and combined efforts.

High Potential 1,522,770 ha

Medium Potential 3,924,060 ha

Productive potential

Tools to generate change

How do we make it possible?

Today, the main producing states in Mexico are: Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero, which have a great potential to increase their productivity.

Furthermore, Mexico has vast unexploited regions with significant potential for high quality crop production. States such as Veracruz, Michoacán, Colima, Campeche, Nayarit and Quintana Roo have the ideal characteristics for cocoa production; they only need support in seizing their potential.

Creating awareness through ed-ucational programs for farmers and training in sustainable agricultural practices

Technology transfer

Financial aid for farmers.

Sustainability encouragement

Your support

Assistance obtain-ing financial aid in low income pro-ducer communities

Research to obtain a mate-rial with better yields, tolerant to diseases and of high quality

Renovation, rehabilita-tion, main-tenance and extension of cocoa plan-tations

Hershey´s-Ecom-Cacao Mexico Foundation project:

• Working with local producers of the Soconusco area

• Training 700 producers

• Renewing and certifying 1000 hectares

• Giving maintenance to 1000 hectares providing farmers with

the right tools, materials and training

• We have monilia tolerant plants

• Training materials for the producers from UTZ Kapeh Foundation

• Clonal garden, nursery garden and demonstration plots in this region

• Renewing 1,000 hectares will increase the yield of 300 kgs to 1,000 kgs per

hectare significantly increasing the income of the producers and their families.

Our first initiative

Strategic partners

Reforest 120,000 hectares in the country

Incorporate sus-tainable agricultural practices

Contribute to make Sustainable Communities

Recuperate fine and aromatic creole mexican cocoa

Position Mexico as a major cocoa produc-ing country in Latin America.

Increase the quality of life for farmers and their families

Increase significantly the production of quality cocoa in the country and certify it.

Long term goals

Cacao Mexico’s Honorary Director is also President of the National Choc-olate Association (ASCHOCO) and President of the National Committee of Cacao Supply Chain (Comité Nacional Sistema Producto Cacao) and has a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from one of the most prestigious Universities in Latin America, ITAM Autonomus Technological Institute of Mexico and a Major in Finance. Finance Courses with the London School of Economics and junior programs at Universita Com-

merciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy.

Our Managing Director is majored in International Relations, from the International University in Geneva and has collaborated in projects with Dr. Rajendra Pachauri (Chairman of the IPCC) and Sam Pitroda, Adviser

to the Prime Minister of India, in Knowledge Economy projects.

Cacao Mexico~

Daniela VelascoManaging Director

dvr@cacaomexico.org

(+52) (55) 29-78-30-88www.cacaomexico.org

Our team