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Category: Technical/Research
Organic Cocoa Guide
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Food Alternative to Enhance Population of Cocoa Black Ants
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The Good, The Pod and the Borer
Cocoa Pod Borer, “the” ultimate pest directly affecting cacao yield.
Were your cacao farms being planted with the correct cacao CPB-tolerant variety with good high yield? Or ever ask why other farmers’ cacao-trees seem to be non-stop producing yet not damaged by pest & disease (CPB, helopeltis, fungus, etc) yet mine seems to flower only during the season but flowering and fruiting take a “break” or even totally “no pods seen” on the trees?
Hmmmm…. did we start our farms with the basics of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), or did we go the adventurous (yet could be “mahal” / hefty price) ways and live years with the type of cacao variety (for the next 20-25years) to prove its worth….. decisions, decisions, decisions…
Fermented Cacao Beans: Progression & Appearance
What happens to the cacao wet beans during fermentation?
USM Develops New Cacao Clones
BAL209: Studies on Commercial Cacao Plantation with improved Yield and Clonal Varieties
From the Planter’s Yesteryear’s Files FYI:
Research & studies of commercial cacao plantation on improving yield and upgrading clonal varieties with presentations to professional planters for scrutiny and most importantly field verification based on years of actual field trials results… BAL209 is one of the results of this trials results which give benefit to all cacao growers. ** Pardon the font guys, see we can’t do much with the typewriter’s those years way back (yep, way, way, way back that is)
PBC-123 is a STAR: Previous commercial studies/references, tolerant cacao variety
Specialized Market Needs: Fermentation Techniques for Post-Harvesting Process
Planter’s Yesteryear’s References FYI:
Fermentation Techniques developed by commercial plantation for post-harvesting process focusing to specialized market requirements. References which can be learned and / or adapted to get high-quality FCDBs to process big volume cacao wet beans collected from cacao farmers’ clusters into a centralized post-harvesting facility, reducing cost and improving efficiency to provide competitive quality FCDBs into both local and export markets
improper manuring program can result in reduced yield due to high wilting rate of cherelles and smaller pod size, hence small bean size and low yield. Improper manuring program can result in reduced yield due to high wilting rate of cherelles and smaller pod size, hence small bean size and low yield. With the present low prices for cocoa beans, it is even more important that one should closely every stage along the line from planting to processing to maximise the recovery, ie minimum wastage and at the same time to produce beans of high quality
harvesting interval 7-10 days or 3-4 rounds a month…
five days fermentation with one turn on the third day….procedure recommended by buyers.
moisture of beans just before shipment should not exceed 7.5%
recovery of DFCB at 110/100gm beans is 90%.
Malaysian Cacao Variety (Malaysian Cocoa Board)
Why plant improved and / or accredited variety? Resistant to Pest & Disease (P&D), small pod value, Big Beans ( >90% within AA standard of 110/100 bean count), high butter content, small % shell content, high yield per Hectare EQUALS better profit?