The Foundational Role of Soil Management on Sustainable Productivity
Soil nutrition and management refers to understanding of the different soil types and implementing interventions based on the specific needs of each soil type for […]
Articles by CIDAMi
Putting Fertilizers and Integrated Pest Management to Good Use
Some of the gravest problems of farmers have always included pests and diseases, and cacao farmers are no exception. Some of the most popular pests […]
Recap: The 2nd Davao Chocolate Festival (2015)
According to Executive Director of CIDAMi, Val Turtur, more cacao farmers have begun engaging in cacao processing and venturing into chocolate-making since the first festival […]
Sustainability and Profitability through the Cacao FEAST
How improved access to farming inputs, information and business knowledge can extend the benefits of the recently concluded MinCARES project Typhoon Bopha devastated many families […]
How the Household Development Approach has transformed the Life of this Farmer
A feature story on one of the farmer beneficiaries of Cacao FEAST The Cacao FEAST project does not only focus on improving the technical skills […]
From Farmer to Field Coordinator
Lando Desales jumped on every training opportunity that his farming cooperative offered. Being a farmer leader, Lando’s coop naturally recommended him when the Cocoa PAL […]
Intercropping banana and cacao for higher productivity
One of the ways to ensure that a cacao venture is profitable and sustainable is to plant cacao with existing crops in a method called […]
The Davao Chocolate Festival 2015
It is predicted that the world will dramatically run out of chocolate by the year 2020, which has major global chocolate-makers very concerned. With demand […]
How clustering can strengthen the cacao value chain
One of the reasons that local chocolate makers import cocoa from other countries is because there tends to be inconsistency in terms of the quality […]
Kakao Konek 2015: presentations of speakers
The recently concluded 2015 Kakao Konek National Cacao Congress (see program of events) successfully convened the major players in the Philippine Cacao industry. To drive towards […]