Our Piura farmers tell of a single albino bean that survived the trek from the Amazon to Peru’s desert coast: the white Piura. Nearly extinct when our dogged Bean Team discovered it, the ultra rare “Blanco” has become one of the world’s most celebrated cacaos. Proud local growers will make its future as bright as the butterflies hovering over the Piura valley.

The quality of the white Piura cacao allows us to pay substantial incentives for sustainable cacao farming with high payouts per hectare. Our conservation strategy is implemented in partnership with Norandino, a regional farmer cooperative. Up to this date, nearly 1 mio seedlings were planted.