About Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm
Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm is an agricultural tourism site in My Khanh Commune, Phong Dien District, Can Tho City, in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Established by farmer Muoi Cuong, it is one of the largest and oldest cocoa farms in the region. The farm is notable for preserving traditional cocoa cultivation, fermenting and processing beans on-site, and producing handmade chocolate, offering visitors insight into the cocoa-to-chocolate process in a rural garden setting.
Visitors guide
Visitors can explore a shaded cocoa plantation with mature cacao trees bearing pods, see fermentation and drying areas and small-scale chocolate processing facilities. Guided walks explain cultivation, harvesting and bean-to-bar production. Visitors can taste fresh cocoa pulp, sample hot cocoa and handmade chocolates, observe chocolate-making demonstrations, and purchase cocoa products in a rustic, rural garden environment near My Khanh.
Key highlights
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One of the oldest and largest cocoa farms in the Mekong Delta
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Guided tour explaining cocoa cultivation, fermentation and chocolate processing
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Tasting of fresh cocoa fruit, cocoa wine, hot chocolate and handmade chocolates
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Hands-on chocolate-making demonstration and opportunity to buy farm-made cocoa products
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Rural orchard setting with shaded cacao trees in My Khanh agricultural area
History of Muoi Cuong Cocoa Farm
The farm was established in the 1960s by Mr. Muoi Cuong, who began cultivating cocoa in the Mekong Delta. After a period of decline in cocoa farming, he preserved and revived the plantation, developing on-site fermentation and handmade chocolate production that helped sustain cocoa cultivation in Can Tho.
Culture & Context
The farm represents Mekong Delta agricultural heritage and agritourism, showcasing traditional cocoa farming and artisanal chocolate making. It demonstrates local adaptation of a non-native crop and contributes to preserving rural farming knowledge and community-based tourism in Phong Dien.
Route
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