Looking to increase their earnings and have a better life, over 800 cacao farmer families from Esmeraldas province have come together to craft Herencia Chocolate. Meet Herencia, a farmer-owned social enterprise. By supporting Herencia Chocolate products, you are not only helping preserve the ancestral tradition of cacao growing, but you are also directly supporting small farmer communities, empowering them to pursue a greater future for themselves and their children. In order to craft Herencia Esmeraldas, we were kindly supported by the “Cacao Justo” (Fair Cacao) project lead by our friends from the ACRA Foundation, alongside with CEFODI and the provincial government of Esmeraldas (GADPE) in the years of 2015 to 2019. The goal of the project was to strengthen the production chain of organic, Fair Trade, cacao Fino de Aroma; focusing on the farmers of Esmeraldas, with an environmentally sustainable approach, and gender equality. The project was made possible thanks to the kind funding of the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development and funding by other implementation partners organizations.