Building peace one cacao bean at a time
We strive to make smart premium chocolate that's good for the farmers, for the forest and for you.
Choco4Peace uses chocolate and disruptive technology to build lives with peace, resilience, and dignity with and for cacao farmers in Colombia.
It's not just any chocolate, it is made with fino de aroma cacao, so premium chocolate with a life-changing story - how cool is that!
Whether you are a chocolate lover, a chocolatier, an investor, a public servant, a corporate leader, an academic, or a citizen, there's a role you can play in this story.
Why cacao farmers in Colombia?
The Colombian conflict lasted over 50 years, killing over 220,000 people and internally displacing millions or forcing them to produce cocaine on their own land.
Today, there are over 65,000 cacao producers in Colombia, and 73% of them live below the poverty line. These farmers are at risk, they face the awful dilemma of either continuing to produce legal crops like cacao in poverty, or (re)turning to activities such as cocaine production in order to survive.
The Choco4Peace movement connects cacao farmers with all the services and resources they need so they can lift themselves out of poverty, build peace in their communities, and most importantly, build lives with dignity. We connect them to international markets and ensure they get paid a living income.
What's the role of disruptive technology in this story?
By using disruptive technology such as blockchain, we can trace not only the origin of the cacao as it moves through the value chain, but also the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of production, consumption, and investment across the global food web.
Technology brings you in as an important participant in our story. You can not only help write it, but you also watch it happening.
We're building this movement with and for farmers, hand in hand with:
