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Grantee: Instituto Arapyaú
Subgrantee: Violet, Tabôa, CIAPRA Baixo Sul, Polímata, Solidaridad
Geographic Focus Brazil, Amazon Basin
Duration: June 2025 – May 2028
Brazil is the fifth largest cocoa producer in the world, with over 93,000 farmers in the value chain, most of whom are smallholders. More than 80% of cocoa plantations are managed under agroforestry systems, where farmers help preserve native vegetation while sustaining their livelihoods.
Despite the significance of cocoa, there is still a significant opportunity in cocoa production to unleash the national potential. 85% of cocoa farmers lack access to credit for production and 75% have never received technical assistance. This is largely due to insufficient documentation and a lack of support to obtain it.
JFF is supporting Instituto Arapyaú through its Kawá Fund, a financial mechanism designed to support the provision of integrated financial and technical assistance to smallholder farmers while promoting sustainable ‘cabruca’ agroforestry practices (a sustainable, traditional agroforestry system). This will reduce the risk of deforestation and protect native forests in Brazil’s cocoa-growing regions of Pará and Bahia.
About Instituto Arapyaú: Instituto Arapyaú is a Brazilian philanthropic organisation that aims to promote a nature agenda in Brazil from an integrated perspective that connects people, economy, and climate. To do this, it fosters collaboration to promote structural initiatives which deliver scalable and systemic solutions for the development of Brazil.
About Violet: Violet is a capital facilitator, focused on connecting nature-based solutions to institutional capital. Violet approaches this by combining financial innovation, proprietary technology and deep local expertise to enable investments across regenerative agriculture, conservation and the bioeconomy.
About Tabôa: Tabôa is a non-profit organisation focused on strengthening communities through knowledge-sharing, access to financial resources and co-operation. To do this, it fosters community-based initiatives and socio-economic ventures which value culture, diversity and local values.
About CIAPRA Baixo Sul: CIAPRA Baixo Sul is a consortium of municipalities working together to promote sustainable development in the Baixo Sul region of Bahia.
About Polímata: Polímata is a company working to promote sustainable development in multiple production systems, e.g., cocoa and coffee, among others.
About Solidaridad: Solidaridad is an international non-profit organisation with over 50 years’ experience, comprised of seven regional centres, including one in Latin America. It focuses on developing inclusive and sustainable value chains.
Jacobs Futura Foundation is a registered charity in the UK with charity number 1208303. Jacobs Futura Trustee Limited, a company limited by guarantee, is the trustee of the Jacobs Futura Foundation and is registered in England and Wales with company number 14775871.
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