The CACAO Experience in Panay

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The CACAO PlantingExperience

Background:

Sometime ago, At the Villa Maria Farm Orchard!ere planted "e#eral Cacao Tree" mindle"" o$ the

P%A&T VA'(ET) "peci*c" and unmind$ul o$adherence to an+ P%A&T(& P'OTOCO%- All !e!anted i" $rom our planted tree" "oon !e "hallha#e C.OCO%ATES-

The tree" gre! and !e are all hope$ull- Side!a+the Cacao tree plantation !ere "e#eral intercrop""uch a":


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Multicropping

/- Sour"op0gu+a1ano2

3- S!eet Papa+a

4- Pineapple" andother"

5- Vegeta1le" e-g-

"!eet pepper,tomatoe" and okraand "e#eral $ruit tree

•At the Farm, !eha#e high hope"and dream"- 6eacti#el+ partnered

!ith:• /- Pari"h Church

• 3- Farmer"

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4- School" and7ni#er"itie"

• 5- Other Farm "ite"


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The Organic Fertili8er Compan+Partner", Farmer" Partner"


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Farmer Partner"


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VMF Partner"

• 9- Pri#ate roup"

• - o#ernmentSector 0 "ector

department",regional, pro#incialand municipal le#el2

• ;- Agri> o$

them onl+ and !hileour intercrop" are+ielding u" enough $orlocal market and

per"onal con"umption-6e can@t complainthough +et al!a+"thank$ul-


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Promi"ing Tree" The Tree o$%OVE


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.o!e#er, &ature Call"

Sometime in &o#em1er 3>/4- 6ho !oulde#er $orget the horrendou" "trike o$ t+phoon.ai+an )olanda- She danced and did the

8um1a o#er our Cacao tree" and all o#er the$arm, the to!n, the cit+, the pro#ince o$CAP( her e+e-

Tree" !ere uprooted and roo$" !ere

mi"placed-6ho !ould e#er $orget, !hen troop" $rom allo#er the !orld !ould come to our re"cue, :


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.ai+an)olanda


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The Troop"


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The+ paid u" ATTE&T(O&

/- The &O@"

3- 7nited &ation"

4- Mi""ionar+ group

acro"" the glo1e5- Our &ational,Pro#incial and

Municipalo#ernment

9- And All other"

6ho !ould e#er

$orget

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A$ter the t+phoon@"grace$ul dance, !e"hall get 1ack on$eet and mo#e on -

• The "uppo"e />>Cacao tree" andthe 1ount+chocolate" it "hall

+ield, thereremained / Cacaotree, a real 1eaut+-


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Alone 1ut not at all


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Farm 'eha1ilitation

Out o$ the 3> hectar land area o$ the "uppo"eplantation, the $arm reha1ilitation !a"do!ngraded to 4>>> "D- meter"- Ca"h o! !a"ne#er enough in time" o$ reha1ilitating naturea$ter a "torm+ da+- (t al!a+" "eem" like a longda+ and "ailing i" "lo! amid the #a"tne"" o$ theocean-

One ha" to "et $orth initiati#e" to reco#er $romdi"a"ter- 6e can ne#er !ait $or "o longtime 1utget 1ack on our $eet-


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Agropo!er , (n"talink and OGOOrganic" ha" 1een #er+ help$ul- Theintercrop" are 1ack-

/- 'eplanting in the $arm,

3- Con"ider Organic $arming $or ahealthier li$e"t+le and "oilreHu#enation,

4- Further and expand potentialPartner"hip",

5- The Plantacion de Sik!ate I CacaoProgram

And Mo"t o$ all, the Villa Maria Farmcan onl+ 1e thank$ul to ha#e not onl+regained it" Cacao plantation 1utno! !ith the $ollo!ing:

/-Cacao "eedling &ur"er+, 9>>> pc"old "chool "et u

The like" o$:

/-B' 'andie Organic Farm, Pan


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PS Capi8 Chapter

April /3, 3>/ < Techno Forum

• Election o$ oJcer"

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Oath taking• Stati"tic" o$ Plantation, exi"ting

num1er o$ cacao tree"

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&e! plantation• 'i"ing Cacao Seedling &ur"er+

• 'i"ing Cacao 1ean 1u+ing "tation


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Cacao Hourne+@" Beginning

(t i" a delight that our hum1le I "mall group o$ $armer" i"*nall+ here- From multi


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PS Capi8 Chapter


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E"timated and Actual Cacao

Stati"tic"

• Pre"entation 1+ Mr- ale Berna", Pre"ident<PS Capi8 Chapter

• (nduction o$ PS Capi8 Chapter OJcer" and

Mem1er" 1+ PS A""ociation -• Part+ and Cocktail" time

• PS Capi8 Chapter Booth $eaturing VillaMaria Farm Orchard , VMF Food" and &on<

Food product", B' 'andie Organic Farm,PGC Angel Product", B' 'andie Capi8Sea$ood Enterpri"e


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S(T7AT(O& in CAP(

• ale F- Berna"

• %E(PO 0%ocal Econ (n#e"t@t Promo O$cr2

• VP 0Ber$ue Corp, !;>> hectare land,CA'P?33/


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Cacao Plantation":

Scattered,Variou" "i8e"

Back+ard I Small Farm"

%ittle "eriou" concerted eKort

To culti#ate in commercial

Duantit+- Too man+ unkno!n",

Too $e! technical per"on" to a""i"t

roping in the uncertain road $rom(n#e"tment to Pro*t


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.ere come" PSApril /3, 3>/ Techno Forum

50 Participants

Farm Area/;> hectare"

Tree",>>>Seedling"5?,>>>

A#e- age/ +ear


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Purpo"e o$ PS


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Ber$ue Corp

• ale F- Berna"

• 6ith ;>> hectare land,

• CA'P?33/


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PS Capi8 Chapter

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