After the storm: sustaining cacao’s development momentum in Davao de Oro, Philippines
Cacao farmers need more help if they are to meet targets in the face of natural disasters.
Cacaomustahan Vol. 1, Issue 3 (Special year-end issue 2022)
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It’s a match: Maximizing Davao de Oro’s potential for growing cacao
Researchers have confirmed that Davao de Oro is moderately suitable for cacao. What does that mean for local growers and policymakers?
After the storm: sustaining cacao’s development momentum in Davao de Oro, Philippines
Cacao farmers need more help if they are to meet targets in the face of natural disasters.
Municipal Cacao Suitability Maps for Davao de Oro
Agricultural production has been said to present inevitable tradeoffs with ecosystem services such as biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration. For example, land that can be planted with trees with high sequestration rate is planted with agricultural crops instead. If these crops are not suitable for the land, all the resources devoted to cultivation–including the tradeoffs–will …
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Provincial Cacao Suitability Map for Davao de Oro
Agricultural production has been said to present inevitable tradeoffs with ecosystem services such as biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration. For example, land that can be planted with trees with high sequestration rate is planted with agricultural crops instead. If these crops are not suitable for the land, all the resources devoted to cultivation–including the tradeoffs–will …
Read more “Provincial Cacao Suitability Map for Davao de Oro”
Davao de Oro’s Land Cover Map (2021)
Since the most updated national land cover map from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) is the 2015 version, the SFITAL Philippines Team had to generate an updated land cover map of the province of Davao de Oro. This was generated through remote sensing and ground truthing. This updated land cover map was …