Cacao Industry has been gaining recognition in the domestic and export markets as the supply and demand gap of cocoa beans is increasing. International demand for cacao has nearly tripled since 1970, growing at an…
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Chocolate is one of, if not the most, popular food type in the world. As a snack, you can see it in its various forms, particularly desserts such as candy bars, cakes and pastries. It…
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In this day and age of health-concerned individuals and environmental issues, you’d often hear the words “organic” and “sustainable” whenever companies talk about the raw food ingredients and products that they promote, but are they…
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From our previous article, we dove into the history of cacao and how it came to be the modern chocolate. In one form or another, you might have consumed a chocolate bar or any chocolate…
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The National Greening Program (NGP) was created in pursuant to Executive Order 26 signed by Former President Benigno S. Aquino in 2011. The government seeks to revitalize the Philippine public domain in the span of…
Read more...With all the resources and features mentioned in the previous article, we now go to the other most important asset of Apayao: its people. Apayao’s Population: A Background Apayao is the least densely populated province…
Read more...In part one, we learned about the history of Apayao, where it is located, and a gist of what to expect of the local climate. In this part two, we will feature one of the…
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The Philippines has enacted the Cacao Roadmap in 2006 to increase the Cacao producing areas in the country. This is in partnership with the local government units and the private sector. In it, the Philippine…
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Good Harvest, the company that aims to put the Philippines in the world map of cacao producers, chose Apayao to be their base of operations. The basic reason why can be found in the history…
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Cacao is a small evergreen tree that grows near the Equator mainly in the Central America Region. The first cacao plant was brought to the Philippines from Mexico by the Spaniards in the 1700s. …
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