Cocoa Harvest Season in Madagascar 2025
Madagascar is famous for high-quality cocoa
Best time: October–November | May–June
Cocoa pods at the plantation in Anikfy, Madagascar
Farmers from Madécasse Chocolates in Madagascar removing cacao beans from pods
Cutting the cocoa pods
Want to taste the real chocolate? Madagascar is the right place to see how cocoa is growing, being harvested and turned into chocolate. The crops are gathered twice a year: at the beginning of the rainy season from October through November and also at the beginning of the dry season from May through June.
Madagascar produces less than 0,5% of the international cocoa. Although it is not much, the cocoa is praised for its exceptional quality.
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Authors: Eleonora Provozin
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