Because of Ecuador’s geographical condition and richness in biological resources, it is worldwide one of the main high quality and scent cocoa producing countries, with the famous scent and soft flavor known as cocoa "Arriba". The testimonies of the industrial cocoa producers are enough to realize that the Ecuadorian cocoa is unique. an "Arriba" cocoa. In nowadays Ecuador is the main producer of high quality and scent cocoa (63% of the worldwide production).

The contribution of governmental and nongovernmental institutions such as CORPEI, Biocomercio (CORPEI/EcoCiencia), GTZ, INIAP, ANECOCOA among others have been of an invaluable help for the consolidation of the cocoa high quality and scent chain. Also, the producers have organized themselves in the formation of associations to fortify themselves in productive, organizational and quality areas, which will allow them to make relationships directly with the special markets.

This web site main purpose is to inform about the Ecuadorian cocoa chain, its main characters, its operations and the projects and initiatives toward to improve the supply and the quality for the most demanding markets of the world.