LATIN AMERICA
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Most cocoa farmers in Nicaragua are considered small producers with average production areas of 1 hectare . However , from the year 2010 , a large group of foreign and domestic companies have begun investing approximately 5,000 hectares of cocoa plantations in the South Atlantic Autonomous Region ( RAAS ), specifically in El Rama and New Guinea in the region Autonomous North Atlantic ( RAAN ) in the municipalities of Siuna , Bonanza and Rosita , and Rio San Juan . Additionally , some Nicaraguan companies began to invest in cocoa plantations and in total , according to their projections , are expected to arrive to cultivate more than 8,000 hectares in the next 10 years .
“ The company first entered Nicaragua in 1991 , buying and supporting the production of small cocoa farmers , due to their excellent quality ”
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