The two volume book entitled BEST PRACTICES: PLANTACION DE SIKWATE CACAO PLANTERS is ready for your orders (nationwide).
Volume 1 is on Cacao Farming and Volume 2 is on the Women of Cacao (A Mother’s Day tribute.)
Email us at PDSCACAO@GMAIL.COM or message at our FB page @pdscacao.
Over 300 pages of learnings in one hardbound book!
Our techno forums that helped in the awareness of the Filipino Aromatico started in Kabangkalan, Negros Occidental in 2017.
We toured different areas in the country and was invited by different radio stations. It was one of the experiences we held dear to our hearts.
Soon after, Techno Forums happened every weekends so that the farmers and entrepreneurs had free time to attend since they were also employed.
Then the pandemic happened and halted almost everything. Now that our country has lifted the lockdowns, our association decided to lift the veil of precautions to UPLIFT the lives of our fellowmen.
We give credit to our dedicated Ms. Cacao for a new project she started. It is time to continue our advocacy with the launching of the CACAO TECHNO TRAINING.
OBJECTIVE: Reach cacao newbies and seasoned farmers with modern ways of cacao planting.
TARGET MARKET: Students, new to cacao, interested farm owners, budding entrepreneurs using cacao, farmers who need consultancy for their farms, farm owners with grafting requirements for their nurseries using the Filipino Aromatico criollo cacao variety as planting material.
TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE: Mediums are face-to-face and self-paced learning.
MATERIALS: PDS Farm Affiliated Best Practice Protocols and PDS Cacao Planting + Women of Cacao Books.
LEAVE BEHINDS: Training Kits, and Certificate of Participation.
The stigma from the COVID-19’s travel bans inspired PDS the value of LOCAL RESPONSIVENESS.
Since PDS have farm affiliates around the country, they will be the ones who will do the techno trainings in their respective farms.
This is the way to entice more participants to attend at the venue/s within their regions. This will also give them the hands-on experience of how fertile the soil in their areas are simply because a fully managed cacao farm is proof of the land’s ability to grow these golden crops.
TECHNO TRAINING SCHEDULES: (as it happens)
JULY 20, 2024, Calbayog Samar, 9-5PM, APOY BENITS AGRICULTURAL FARMING
** Some trainings will be a 2-day event because we will be joined by our Brand Ambassador Executive Chef Christopher Carangian together with his Razorchefs.
I am thankful to our Almighty God and the Blessed Virgin Mary for granting me good health, supportive family and friends.
Thank you for the overflowing love and affection on my 72nd birthday.
With more years to come, I am dedicating my sharp mind to making better decisions. Reaching this milestone is not about slowing down; rather, it is continuing my SERVICE to the community the best way I can.
THEY SAY THAT LIFE BEGINS AT 40, after that? IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER!
Mel
MEL: Alam mo ba? Bukod sa buong pangalan na alam ninyo mula 2014 ☝️, kinikilala din ng DTI ito bilang PLANTACION DE SIKWATE CACAO PLANTERS?
Kaya si Miss Cacao ay iyon ang ginamit sa libro na kasalukuyang binebenta ng grupo. Bumili na kayo sapagkat…
MC: Ako na po, Sir Mel. 🙂. We have published a hardbound book to help cacao farmers understand and appreciate the Criollo and the rest of the cacao varieties.
Do message us at pdscacao@gmail.com or PM us in our FB page @pdscacao for the different formats available that may suit your budget.
Thank you for ordering the books! If you have not done so, we have different book formats that can cater to your budget:
You see, hardbound books are costly; however, it is worth every penny. Paperbacks are good too but may undergo faster wear & tear. Online copies may be an advantage if you are tight on the budget. You may print it at home.
One thing though, you need to seek permission from us as the authors and Copyright owners.
The online copies have passwords. Members of PDS can receive the unprotected ones since they are members and the book is part of their learning process.
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PDSCACAO@gmail.com
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Thank you for asking what is in the book that you will buy. Here are the table of contents for the hardbound book. We also made it 2 volumes in one book. Let us know of your orders via pdscacao@gmail.com
Hello cacao farmers! Just a few days ago we received an email regarding a pest. How to kill it.
It was not that easy to identify the pest but the first look, this name came out —MEALY BUG.
According to research, keeping your plants “nourished with the right amount of fertilizer and water can help prevent mealybugs. Mealybugs are attracted to over-watered and over-fertilized plants, so make sure your plants drain well and do not overdo their feeding and watering. Keep your plant areas clean and clear of debris.”
Spray with isoprophyl alcohol for instant death but that would be costly. There is cane vinegar available? Use that.
The #FilipinoAromatico® has slowly emerged as the most sought after single origin cacao in the Philippines. Thanking old cacao trees that grew in backyards across the country, and harvesting the pods to create hard to replicate nutty tones, the Filipino Aromatico is here to stay.
Did you know that during the 1700s these fruit pod’s beans were used as a currency? Soon after, the indios during that time just planted some seeds all over the place and forgot about it. After several years, it grew and started to bear fruits. The money tree as they have called it, brought business, and food.
Now that the Filipino farmer knows better, a cacao producer association took the initiative to care for these trees which bore GOLD — Plantacion de Sikwate Cacao Producers Association, Inc. (PDS).
From traditional farming techniques, PDS has come up with modern techniques to educate farmers that they too, can grow their own money trees just like of the yesteryears.
More and more cacao farmers who are now enjoying the fruits of their labor has started creating their tablea products. The world awaits of their produce. The world knows that the Philippines is indeed a single-origin country when it comes to CACAO.
Be a farmer, call us for assistance, and in no time, harvest from your Filipino Aromatico money trees.
