Cacao seeds are borne in pods that hang from the branches of the cacao tree. When the red pods become deep red or hen yellow-orange and green pods become yellow, they are ready for harvest. When processed, the seeds or beans are used as flavoring materials and as chocolate beverage. These are also used in the manufacture of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. Local supply of cacao is inadequate for our industrial needs so most local processors of cacao and chocolate products have to import cacao beans and cacao grindings.
The common varieties of cacao in the Philippines are the following:
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sir mag tanong po sana ako about cacao seeds kung san po nakakabili nito, at magkano po per kilo.pls. po nid ko po reply ninyo thanks po.
Saan pwd makabili ng good seeds ng cacao ready to plant. im in Butuan city
Hi, I would like to know if Rosario Batanggas a good place to plant cacao and what type of seed thanks.
ishare ko sainyo paano ang pagprocess ng buto ng cacqao,first biyakin ang hinog na cacao,ipunin ang mga buto sa isang timba na plastic,kapag naipon na ang mga buto,lagyan ng tubig sapat na nakalubog ang mga buto.hayaang nakababad ng mga 5days upang lumuwag ang mga lamukot na madulas na bumabalot sa buto ng cacao,pag 5 days na,kumuha ng plastic net na bag at unti unti ay uilagay ang mga buto ng cacao at lamasin ito at banlawan ng malinis na tubig,ulitin ito hanggang sa luminis ang mga buto ng cacao at ibilad sa araw hanggang sa matuyo ang balat nito.titigas ang mga buto pagtuyo na ito.kung pansarili lang,isangag ang mga tuyong buto sa kawali, pg medyo mangitim ngitim na ang kulay ay testingin isang buto kung naliligis na ang pinaka outer skin ng buto at natitira na lang ay ang pinaka nuts at pgnattangal na ang outer skin ay pwede na hanguin.ipagiling ito sa gilingan ng mga buto at choco na ito.
sir may ilang puno ako ng cacao sa likod bahay at at marunong ako kung pano ito iprocess para maging chocolate from seeds nito.ang gusto kong matutuhan ay pano ako gagawa ng choco candy buhat dito sa chocolate ng cacao para pagkakitaan ko ito kahit paano.jobless na po ako.
We also grow cacao back home in Cagayan, only that people out there do not have ready market for their produce (cacao beans)
sir/madam,
on my experience sa pgttnim ng green cacao mdli xang mgbunga,almost a months lng ngbbunga na xa,kc kylngan plgeng pausukan ang mga puno hbang bta pa pra mdli mamunga at hitik sa bunga..yan lng po ang maishare ko sa mga my tnim na cacao
Do we need to cover all cacao fruits with plastic or paper until they mature
Sir / Madam, tanong ko lng kung saan merong training and seminar na binibigay sa davao at kilan ang schedule. Im from north cotabato at my 5 hectars ako n tanim n cacao pero kulang ako sa technology kaya kilangan ko po training.
thanks and best regards,
try nyo n lng po sa Department of agriculture.
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Hello, saan lugar po ba kasi gusto ko bumili ng puno ng cacao e at magkano? salamat ho
Sir hi id like to know if you know someone po na merong cacao farm/plantation that we can visit twice a year…..I’m under po kasi sa isang chocolate academy here in Korea one of our main ingredient is cacao but since korea is a 4 seasonal country wala po kaming makitang cacao tree,,,,my co-students and teachers wants to visit and learn po kung paano at ano ang itsura ng cacao from a seed,tree tapos pag nag bunga,drying ng seed fermentation…etc. can you please help us about it sir?
try to visit puentespina farm in calinan davao city
Puentespina Farms of Davao sa Malagos District. Maganda doon merong training that you could avail with their cacao plantation. I have a cellphone number of one of their trainors, contact me if interested, I can’t publish it openly here.
I will make a blog entry regarding Puentespina Farm. I’m glad that these inquiries are just recent. I thought wala nang interesado sa magandang tanim na ito.
hello hay naku interesado po ako tlaga;-)
Good day, if you advice us and refer the trainor for technical suprt that we need for our cacao farm that we are going to start. As starters, we need all the help that we can. Thank you in advance.
Good day, if you advice us and refer the trainor for technical suprt that we need for our cacao farm that we are going to start. As starters, we need all the help that we can. Thank you in advance. May email me at vernold@yahoo.com
HellO!
Wala ako cacao plantation,natutuwa lang ako at may kapareho ako interesado sa cacao.Mayroon ako 2 puno cacao at namumunga enjoy na din ako sa kanyang fruits.Ginagawa ko ito beverage pero naglalaro sa isip ko na ito ay pwede pang pagkakitaan at magdiscover ng iba pang proseso o produkto nito gaya ng chocolate.Sa ngayon nag try ako magtanim ng mga buto mula sa bunga ng aming cacao,nakakatuwa may 50 seedlings na ako ngayon.
hi nida, taga malolos,bulacan ako. sa kasalukuyan eh marami na kami cacao seedlings at patuloy pa kami nagtatanim.Nagtatag kami ng samahan dito sa bulacan, (Bulacan Cacao Producers Cooperative), kaya lang nasa proseso pa ng pagpaparehistro sa CDA. Marami kami plano sa hinaharap at sisiskapin namin na maging isang malaking prodyuser ng cacao ang bulacan. Gaya mo, marami ang may puno ng cacao dito sa iba’t-ibang bayan ng bulacan kaya lang eh 2 o hanggang 3 puno lang at hindi pa masyado naaalagaan.Naniniwala kami na kapag natutukan ito ng nga magsasaka at mga nag-aari ng malalaking parsela ng lupang tiwabgwang eh isang malaking negosyo ito at makakatulong sa ekonomya hindi lang ng mga taga-bulacan kundi sa buong bansa
sana nga po kc i love too cacao. sa katunayan me 15 trees n kmi. hope balang araw lalapit ako sa inyo. nasa marcela kalinga apayao po ang mga tanim nmin.
My wife and I grow cacao we have 1200 cacao trees. Are there green rip cacao pods that you can harvest? I say there are she there isn’t. Makes no diffrence but I’d really like to know. We have some that never change color they stay green no matter how long I leave them on the tree.
Aloha from the Big Island, Dave and Camille.
The cacao trees in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and in Ghana that I saw had cacao pods that turn yellow or golden, but they don’t stay green.
I still have to see cacao pods that are evergreen.
You can harvest the green pods but the seeds inside are not ripe.
it is mentioned in your post that you have 1200 trees of cacao . what is the planting distance ?
Just recently my wife and i started planting cacao. we have planted around 800 seedlings.ang planting distance namin is about 5 steps or approximately 5 yards. We based our planting distance from nearby cacao plantations where there are high yield of cacao pods. i am not sure if it is scientific but so far the young trees are fast growing. we only have 4 casualties mainly due to physical stress ( the seedlings were brought to the farm in motorcycles. last week end, we put some fertilizers in small amount in the soil about 6 inches from the base. This is rather experimental and purely based on some advices from cacao farmers. I am not even sure if we are doing the correct way.
Dear maan and sir, I have a small area 6thowsand sq meter of cacao farm in davao balagunan sto tomas del norte. can u help me? do i need to make deep canal?and saan kami makapag supply? my cacao farm is now more than 3 years old planted year 2008. last year 2010 our ist crop 100 kilos kc dipa lahat nag bunga and this month marami cyang bunga and flower kaya lang nalalaglag at nabubulok ang bunga na maliit pa maybe bcoz of the rain. saan kaya kami maghanap ng good buyer para sa next harvest namin? my mother the one who take care my farm bcoz i live here in manila. and planning to additional plant again more cacao …
Call me and we will discuss how we can sell your cacao. I regularly go to Davao but I stay in Manila.
pede pong makuha no. nyo? interesado po ksi q s cacao production. thanks
how many years will a cacao tree give its first yield?
Hi Maricar,
Hope you got your answers but incase not yet, try the link to Cocoaphil Facebook (Search them) or drop by my blog. Good luck and happy farming :)
Good day sir;
Wat about here in northern luzon, like 4 example Pangasinan, will that cacao can be plant here?? and if does, where do i buy the seeds?and sir, can you please send me a brochure including the procedure on how to grow cacao.thank you & godbless.
Maricar
Maricar, there are Bureau of Plant Industry employees in Pangasinan. Call them for help.
sir kintar. id like to ask how is the demand of cacao? im an agriculturist here in negros.. id like to try alternative crops and if the market is enough ill teach interested big farmers here. The 1st thing to know is where to market. thanks
So far mataas ang demand ng cacao if you export it. here naman locally you need to dig a bit deeper para makakita ng good market. hindi kasi masyadong aware ang tao s cocoa dto sa pilipinas
pero as long as makita nila na maganda ang product start na yon ng mgandang business
Sir kintanar tanong ko lang kung san pwede bumili ng seedlings ng cacao sa luzon,may 1hectar akong lupa sa silang cavite,at ilang puno ang pwedeng itanim and the proper way of planting…….thks
sir / i have 1/5 hectar for ds comming 1 year mag for goods na ako ng phil at gusto ko sa bukid na lang puide ba na alternative crops ang cacao sa pagitan ng manggo tree at saan makakakuha ng seedling d2 sa luzon particular n mindoro oriental ;gusto ko high grade na seedling para maganda ang prudaction ilang year bago mag bunga ang cacao tree ; pls riply sir thank u