They celebrate the National Day of Cocoa and Chocolate in Mexico

Published 2021년 9월 2일

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Mexico is celebrating its third annual National Cocoa and Chocolate Day on September 2 to boost the local cocoa industry and its producers. The country, which has 4% of the world's cocoa plants, produces a significant portion of its cocoa in Tabasco, Chiapas, and Guerrero. In 2020, these regions planted 59,655.16 hectares, resulting in a production of 29,428.77 tons. This event not only aims to promote cocoa farmers and the chocolate industry but also to highlight the health benefits of cocoa and combat misconceptions about its nutritional value. The Production for Wellbeing (PpB) program is supporting over 13,000 producers in Chiapas, Tabasco, Oaxaca, and Guerrero, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is providing technical assistance to enhance production standards.

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INFORURAL. With information from SIAP-SADER. This is the third year that Mexico celebrates National Cocoa and Chocolate Day, on September 2. The celebration was promoted from 2019 by the National Association of Manufacturers of Chocolates, Sweets and Similar, as a way to publicize, promote and strengthen cocoa producers and industrializers of that bean in Mexico. The most important cocoa crops in the country are in Tabasco, Chiapas and Guerrero. According to data from the Agri-Food and Fisheries Information Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SIAP-SADER), in 2020 59 thousand 655.16 hectares were planted in these three entities, with a total production of 29 thousand 428.77 tons, which they are the source of livelihood for around 30 thousand Mexican producers. Cocoa is harvested twice a year and the harvest begins in September, which is why this month was chosen to establish that anniversary and promote national cocoa farmers, because despite the fact that ...

Source: Inforural