46,708
edits
Changes
no edit summary
'''KOSAMA, short for Kooperativa Sambirano Manongalaza, is a cooperative of smallholder cacao farmers along [[Sambirano]] in northwest Madagascar.'''
{| class="imageTable"
|-
|-
|}
The approximately 100 members follow tradition and all-organic cacao cultivation, fermentation and processing methods.
[[File:KOSAMA 034.jpg|600px]]
KOSAMA's organically certified cacao beans are supplied to artisanal chocolatiers such as [[Éka Chocolate]] among other premium bean-to-bar chocolate producers.
<HTML5video type="youtube">h9c91qDV058</HTML5video>
Alphonse, the President of the cooperative, manages a 4-hectare cacao planting area around KOSAMA's processing facility.
<HTML5video type="youtube">oVPef2BenJI</HTML5video>
The cooperative welcomes visitors who would like to learn about cacao cultivation and production.
[[File:KOSAMA 059.jpg|600px]]
[[File:KOSAMA 028.jpg|600px]]
The processing facility is located about 1km from the village of [[Ambohimena]] between [[Ambanja]] and [[Ankify]].
[[File:KOSAMA 042.jpg|600px]]
Since 2024, KOSAMA produces cacao powder at its facility in Ambohimena.
<div style="max-width:600px;">
{{#display_map:
-13.627946593868703,48.396534288842275~'''KOSAMA - [[KOSAMA]]'''~~;
|type=satellite
|service=google
|width=auto
|height=400
|zoom=18
|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale
|copycoords=yes
}}
</div>
For further information, contact:<br>
'''KOSAMA'''<br>
''Kooperativa Sambirano Manongalaza''<br>
Ambohimena<br>
Madagascar
Tel: +261 (0)32 11 079 61
View more [[KOSAMA photos]]
