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Former ‘kaingineros’ rejuvenate cacao trees as new market emerges Hopes are running high for former “kaingineros” or slash-and-burn farmers in Valencia, Negros Oriental, who have shifted to planting cacao trees and are now rejuvenating them as they are reassured of a new market that has...

Clark Development Corporation (CDC), a member of Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Group, has trained cacao farmers from communities near the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone as part of the agency's continuous corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. In a statement,...

Mothers only want the best life for their children. In the case of Lilibeth Belito-Beduya, InPhase EcoFarm co-owner, seeking a stable source of income is one of her tools to express love and support to her firstborn who’s about to enter college.   “I realized that my income as an...