DEFINING FINE OR FLAVOUR CACAO QUALITY IN LOCAL CONTEXTS

Graciela Natalie Rasgado Bonilla

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DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1441422

Título do Trabalho

DEFINING FINE OR FLAVOUR CACAO QUALITY IN LOCAL CONTEXTS

Autores

Graciela Natalie Rasgado Bonilla

Modalidade

IRSA - Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (01/10/2025 a 20/01/2026)

Área temática

IRSA 26 - Quality, Localized Products, and Territories

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

Página do Trabalho

https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1441422-defining-fine-or-flavour-cacao-quality-in-local-contexts

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

quality, valorization, collective resources, actors, territory

Resumo

The international cocoa market has legitimized “fine or flavour” cocoa through the International Cocoa Convention (ICC). Since the signing of the first ICC, there has been no clear framework defining what “fine or flavour” quality is, what determines it, how it is produced, or how it should be evaluated. This has sparked an ongoing debate about the factors responsible for the tastes and aromas that characterize fine flavor cocoa. Behind the organoleptic attributes prioritized in this differentiation lies a set of collective resources that are activated through the coordination among various actors. This paper examines how the quality of fine flavor cocoa results from processes of territorial re-signification that link local production dynamics with the demands of specialized global markets. Based on three case studies —Casfa, Rayen, and Finca La Rioja— in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico, it was identified that value creation strategies emerge from differentiated productive practices, cultural narratives, and commercial relationships. Using a qualitative methodology based on ethnography, including field observation and interviews (conducted between 2019 and 2022), the study demonstrates that fine flavor cocoa is more than a technical category; it is a social construct rooted in territory and in the contestation over the symbolic and economic value of origin.

Título do Evento: 16th World Congress of Rural Sociology and 64th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
Cidade do Evento: Porto Alegre
Título dos Anais do Evento: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)
Nome da Editora: Even3
Meio de Divulgação: Meio Digital
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BONILLA, Graciela Natalie Rasgado. DEFINING FINE OR FLAVOUR CACAO QUALITY IN LOCAL CONTEXTS.. In: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA). Anais...Porto Alegre(RS) UFRGS, 2026. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1441422-DEFINING-FINE-OR-FLAVOUR-CACAO-QUALITY-IN-LOCAL-CONTEXTS. Acesso em: 22/09/2026