LOCAL chocolate makers are expected to continue importing cocoa, as cacao farmers may not be able to produce as much as 100,000 metric tons (MT) of cacao beans by 2020, an industry leader said on ...

Among the several challenges 30-year-old Christine Viola A. Gonzales hurdled, the only one that sparked hope for the young cacao farmer was the Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) program of the Department ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute (FCCI) and cacao.academy set out to help partner organizations in cacao ...

The absence of the West African cacao supply in the world market has forced international buyers and traders to source supplies elsewhere in the world. And that includes the Philippines. “We, ...

LUCENA CITY (PIA) – Cacao production in the Calabarzon region remains on track as a significant player in the country’s growing cacao industry. Me-Ann Balmes of the Department of Agriculture’s high ...