Our company
Long term commitment as a corporate culture
Supported by an investment of over 12 million euros, the company has established two major goals: active support for a thriving outgrowers programme in the country and the rehabilitation and replanting of 118 hectares of cocoa trees on its concession, in addition to the planned development of other high-value agricultural crops over around 1,250 hectares.
Nurturing local talent
Embracing the local tradition of cocoa cultivation, enriched by decades of experience, Satocao has established a village outgrowers project to help proliferate this technical know-how amongst its community of small and medium sized planters.
More than 99% of Satocao’s approximately 150 employees are Santomean.
Encouraging the personal development of these local employees as well as the autonomous outgrowers is central to the realisation of a cocoa crop of the highest quality.
Cacaos d’excellence
Satocao produces high quality dry cocoa beans for export to international chocolate manufacturers.
The company’s cocoa originates from two sources
Cocoa plantations operated by Satocao under concession from the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe. Outgrowers on the island of São Tomé from whom Satocao buys raw or wet cocoa in order to process it.
Thanks to Satocao’s relationships with its outgrowers and their communities, the company has become a driving force for rural development in São Tomé e Príncipe
