Priority Value Chain

🍫 Premium Cocoa

Superior Quality Cocoa Value Chain & EUDR Compliance

Develop my cocoa value chain
14
cooperatives
cocoa farms supported
3 800
producteurs
members of supported organizations
94%
EUDR ready
compliance rate achieved

Value chain overview

Cameroon is the 5th largest cocoa producer in the world. XP-NOVA supports cooperatives and cocoa companies towards premium quality, EUDR compliance and high added-value markets.

Global demand for certified and traceable cocoa is exploding, driven by EUDR (European anti-deforestation regulation applicable since 2025) and the rise of fine cocoa. Cameroon, with its terroirs in Centre, South, Littoral and South-West, has untapped potential in the premium segment.

Potential & Key Figures

280 000 t
national production

of which less than 5% in premium quality today

1 850 FCFA/kg
possible premium price

vs 900–1,100 FCFA for conventional cocoa

2030
EUDR target

mandatory compliance for export to the EU

Production Zones

  • Centre (Mbam, Lékié)
  • Sud (Ebolowa, Sangmélima)
  • Littoral (Mungo)
  • Sud-Ouest (Fako, Kupe-Manenguba)

XP-NOVA services for this value chain

  • ✓ Structuring EUDR-ready cocoa cooperatives
  • ✓ Certification support: Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, organiclogique
  • ✓ Setting up geospatial traceability systems (EUDR due diligence)
  • ✓ Business plans for processing units (beans → cocoa mass → powder)
  • ✓ Access to European and North-American premium markets
  • ✓ Training in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for cocoa

Certifications & Standards

Rainforest AllianceFairtradeEU OrganicEUDR compliantUTZ Certified