One of the major issues of the cacao industry, not only in Davao de Oro, but in the entire country is the low productivity of trees, leading to low production. Many underlying factors contributing to this challenge were identified by national and local enablers. These include high incidence of pests and diseases, low soil fertility, …
The cacao value chain, just like any other industry, involves various actors with different roles. It requires action and participation from the producers or the cacao growers, the consolidators, the processors, the chocolatiers, the exporters, the enabling institutions, and many more. Therefore, the sustainable cacao development does not lie on one actor alone. For instance, …
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The province of Davao de Oro is taking a bold step toward revolutionizing its cacao industry with the official launch of its Sustainable Cacao Roadmap last 15 January 2025 at Café Noventa, Nabunturan, Davao de Oro.
Cacaomustahan is the official newsletter of SFITAL for the Philippines. It presents updates on the implementation of the project in Davao de Oro, including field activities, new stories, and recent outputs and publications. Issues are released regularly. Receive Cacaomustahan Issues in your inbox! * indicates required Email Address *
Cacaomustahan is the official newsletter of SFITAL for the Philippines. It presents updates on the implementation of the project in Davao de Oro, including field activities, new stories, and recent outputs and publications. Issues are released regularly. Receive Cacaomustahan Issues in your inbox! * indicates required Email Address *
In line with one of the major interventions in the sustainable cacao roadmap that the project is developing, which is the creation of a centralized information system for cacao, the SFITAL Project conducted a Workshop on the creation of a multi-stakeholder information platform for cacao last 27 September 2024 at Cafe Noventa, Nabunturan, Davao de …
In line with the creation of a sustainable cacao roadmap for Davao de Oro, stakeholders from the province convened for the third planning workshop last 25-26 September 2024 at Cafe Noventa, Nabunturan, Davao de Oro. More than 50 representatives from local government units, national government agencies, farmer cooperatives and associations, and concerned private sector partners …
The Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asian Landscapes (SFITAL) Project conducted a Training of Trainers on Biologically based Approaches to Managing Pests and Diseases and Soil Fertility for Cacao last 23-24 September 2024 at Cafe Noventa, Nabunturan, Davao de Oro. Around 30 agricultural technicians joined the said training. With resource persons from the Department of Agriculture …
Cacaomustahan is the official newsletter of SFITAL for the Philippines. It presents updates on the implementation of the project in Davao de Oro, including field activities, new stories, and recent outputs and publications. Issues are released regularly. Receive Cacaomustahan Issues in your inbox! * indicates required Email Address *
In line with its goal to identify and design supportive value chain governance arrangements, policy and regularulatory environments at regional, national, and local levels, the Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asian Landscapes (SFITAL) Project investigated the governance of the cacao value chain in Davao de Oro province, together with related environmental and socail management systems. The …