Origins

Yaoundé, Cameroon 2025 Before visiting Cameroon, I had heard that cacao from the region faced significant challenges in quality and management. It was my first time visiting a cacao-producing country in Africa, and I had no clear picture of what I would find. The first thing I noticed upon landing was the red earth. When I think of cacao-growing land, I imagine deep green. Cameroon was something different. I would later come to understand that this red soil plays its own role

Eight Days at the Dominican Republic Cacao Masterclass San Francisco de Macorrís, Dominican Republic 2023 This was five months before Cacaogoto came into being. I had left my previous work and was in the middle of reconsidering where I was going — when the opportunity came to join a cacao masterclass in the Dominican Republic. More than searching for something, it may have been a journey to confirm what was already inside me. Cacao Professionals From Around the World, in the

Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2024 Cacaogoto imports cacao beans from the Solomon Islands. Through that relationship, we were given the opportunity to visit as part of a program supported by the Australian government. More than twenty hours each way from Japan. In this country of abundant nature and living cultural diversity, a journey began — one of meeting the people and the stories behind cacao. A Farmer Filled with Passion for Cacao The first place we visited was Amazing G