APOVINCES is made up of smallholder farmers (with an average of 8 hectares of land) who grow bananas, cassava, passion fruit, rice and other local products in a diversified way. The aim is to avoid monoculture, although their main product is the national fine aroma cocoa.

One of its objectives has been to reduce the chain of intermediaries, in order to improve the income of its members, as well as to obtain organic and Fairtrade certifications, which increases the selling price of the APOVINCES product. They work to maintain and improve the quality of the cocoa and the productivity of the farm, seeking to reduce environmental impacts. In an associative way they deal with issues such as advances in production techniques (pruning and more), storage, drying and marketing; in addition to continuous training and a thorough work in organic and agroecological care.