Innovating Cocoa, Cultivating Insight
AI, Data and hands-on coca expertise driving sustainable solutions.
About Delft
DELFT Cocoa Plantations is a privately owned cocoa estate in Trinidad & Tobago (est. 2011), combining field production, bean-to-bar experience, and applied experimentation to rehabilitate cocoa systems and test what actually works.
What exists Today
Land & Operations
Privately held cocoa estate in Trinidad & Tobago
Active rehabilitation and maintenance underway
Estate used for training, trials, and production learning
Bean-to-Bar Experience
Small-scale processing equipment in place
History of chocolate-making workshops and value-added training
Ongoing fermentation and quality experimentation
Partnerships & Experience
Past collaboration with EU Centre for Development of Enterprise
Engagements with UWI and local organizations
Experience hosting technical and educational activities
What We’re Actively Working On
Estate Rehabilitation & Cocoa Production
Improving cocoa productivity through practical field work, maintenance, and sustainable practices on a working estate.
Post-Harvest & Value Added Cocoa Product Development
Fermentation, drying, and small-batch chocolate and cocoa related product R&D focused on extending beyond bean-to-bar chocolate, emphasizing sustainability and knowledge transfer.
Applied Agri-Tech Exploration
Early-stage exploration of monitoring, documentation, and data collection approaches that incorporate IoT devices and drone technologies and utilize data science processes that can realistically function on Caribbean estates.
The Living Lab
The Living Lab uses a real cocoa estate as a testing ground for applied research, training, and experimentation. Collaborators work within the constraints of an operating farm; weather, labor, costs, and all.
Research coordination and volunteer programs are supported through the…
Ways to work with us
Option 1: Mentors & Advisors
Short-term or ongoing guidance in agriculture, fermentation, technology, operations, or strategy.
Option 2: Volunteers & Practitioners
Hands-on support with estate work, processing trials, documentation, or events.
Option 3: Research & Student Projects
Field-based projects grounded in real operational constraints.