Cupulate de Acará

A rural community in the Brazilian Amazon, Cupulate de Acará will create a chocolate-like product called Cupulate, made from the seeds of a fruit called Cupuaçu. The community has many natural resources, including a wide range of fruits. However, the commercial use of these resources is limited, because of the low selling price of raw produce.

The project will generate additional income for the community members, based on a regenerative agricultural business model. It will support the community in their explicitly expressed wish to regenerate and strengthen their traditions and customs, which include a close relationship to nature and each other.

A group of twelve people from the surrounding region are interested in producing Cupulate to sell in fairs and restaurants in the capital.