Cocoa – Kakao

Vola Maitso, Madagascar/Madagaskar

Werbung

Vola Maitso, Bemarivo river & Soavoanio Coconut plantation – Vola Maitso, der Bemarivo-Fluss und die Soavoanio Kokosnuss-Plantage

Vola Maitso is a cooperative of farmers growing and selling cocoa, vanilla, pepper, cloves, coconuts, and fruits in a picturesque landscape a few kilometres north of Sambava. They practice a sustainable form of agriculture, combining the cultivation of different plants in an ecological way – without chopping off trees till there is nothing left. Unfortunately, the SAVA region in Madagascar´s northeast is also a victim of global climate change. This year had too much rain and too few sunny days, so the cocoa beans had to dry mainly in interior storage rooms which made them brighter than normal. Continue…

Coffee, cocoa, vanilla – Kaffee, Kakao, Vanille

This farmer on the eastern border of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda experiments with mixed cultivation of coffee, cocoa beans and vanilla, all of the three being very valuable crops. The former soldier got the idea from Congolese farmers during Uganda´s engagement in the neighbouring country. The experiment is a success, and a good number of farmers from the community have joined him. Unfortunately, the most valuable vanilla pods get stolen regularily.

Dieser Farmer an der östlichen Grenze des Queen Elizabeth Nationalparks in Uganda experimentiert mit dem Mischkulturanbau von Kaffee, Kakaobohnen und Vanille, allesamt äußerst lohnende Waren. Der ehemalige Soldat hat die Idee von kongolesischen Farmern mitgebracht, mit denen er sich während des ugandischen Engagements im Nachbarstaat austauschen konnte. Das Experiment ist ein voller Erfolg, und viele der Farmer der Gemeinde haben sich ihm angeschlossen. Leider werden ihm die besonders wertvollen Vanilleschoten regelmäßig gestohlen.