Each team was required to buy at least three different
cacao ingredients from different suppliers of
Cacao City.
Unfortunately, this was the time when the market for
cacao plummeted, leaving them no choice but to reduce their
cacao farm to half a hectare.
Dar said DA will strengthen the
cacao industry roadmap with DTI so that they will further institutionalize the value chain system.
According to Grace Gutierrez, CPAR coordinator of DA-RFO 11, they chose
cacao because it is one of the major crops being grown in the Calinan District.
Every month, the company manufactures 500 kilos of processed
cacao, 95 percent of which comes from the Philippines.
Polot sources her
cacao beans from small farmers from the towns of Calape, Carmen, Pilar, Sierra Bullones and Jagna.
'This is the first time that we have looked at the impact of large amounts of
cacao in doses as small as a regular-sized chocolate bar in humans over short or long periods of time, and are encouraged by the findings,' Berk added.
The flavonoids found in
cacao are extremely potent antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents, with known mechanisms beneficial for brain and cardiovascular health.
Famous for its floral aroma and complex flavor profile, Nacional was the most highly-coveted variety of
cacao in the 18th and 19th centuries, when chocolate first started taking Europe by storm.
Historicamente, la comunidad de Panaquire, se ha identificado con el uso y manejo de sus espacios territoriales a traves de la produccion de
cacao, constituyendo una de sus principales actividades economicas.