The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) has equipped farmers in Negros Oriental with trainings on production and marketing for cacao, corn, cassava and hybrid rice to enhance their skills and knowledge on new farming technologies for sustainable income and livelihood from agriculture. According to...
Although farmers can already earn a significant amount from their produce, it doesn’t hurt to transform their raw ingredients into value-added products that could augment their income as well as establish their presence in the market. For cacao farmers, aside from making tablea, and cacao nibs,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to peg Quezon province as a new “powerhouse” when it comes to cacao production, launching a cacao facility there as well a local brand of chocolate developed within the province. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, together with Quezon Fourth District...
Puerto Prinsesa City, Palawan--The Provincial Economic Enterprise Development Office (PEEDO) prepares Palaweños in southern Palawan in making Tablea products out of Cacao that are eyed to be sold worldwide and to support the tourism industry. Bethel Wyeth Cayao-Asag, PEEDO admin assistant VI said...
Fighting to keep the region’s cacao pure By Wit Holgonza For three generations now, food and farming have always come hand in hand to our family. My father started growing these beans of the gods in his backyard in the late 40s. He was awarded a little piece of land in Calinan in the mid...
The province of Bohol, located in the Central Visayas Region, is known for its natural wonder, which is also a favorite tourist destination: the Chocolate Hills. It got its name from the color of the hills during the summer, when the lush, green grass on them turns brown. Those who are...
