Geographical Indication (IG) values products from the North of Brazil is given to products or services with unique characteristics of their place of origin

The differential of Tomé-Açu cocoa is the process of cultivating the product, simulating the native forest, so that the fruit grows sustainably. In this model, cocoa is planted alongside other crops of trees, palms or fruits, as occurs in its original biome, the Amazon rainforest. “Our cocoa is different, with shading, sharing space with other cultures. It is planted in a completely sustainable way, without harming the environment, without using fires. Plants share space with others and help each other, through the leaves and branches that fall and function as organic fertilizer. It is an agricultural practice that has worked and is the best way to practice agriculture in the Amazon region ”, says Silvio Shibata, president of the Associação Cultura de Fomento Agrícola de Tomé-Açu. Tomé-Açu cocoa received the recognition of Geographical Indication (IG), in the type of Indication of Origin (IP), in 2019. The Tomé-Açu IG process was started from a demand in the Japanese market. ...