BASIC RAW MATERIAL FOR CACAO SEEDLINGS
THEOBROMA CACAO SEEDLINGS
THEOBROMA CACAO SEEDLINGS
Organic cacao seedlings from Organic Cacao Farming Project is the best solution for your needs of cacao seedlings and cacao farming techniques.
Buy seedlings for 2000 Tsh
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PROBLEMS FACING EARLY CACAO TREE NURSERY
PROBLEMS FACING EARLY CACAO TREE NURSERY.
Failure to germinate when the cacao seeds have been covered up by the soil, this is influenced by poor seed viability. If the cacao seeds lose viability, the germination will not occur.
Some insects like grasshoppers tends to eat and cut young cacao stems, this obvious happens after the cacao seeds have been succcessed to germinate, this situation is accelerated by the weakness and softness of cacao seedling stems which attract insects. See the picture below.
Inability of the cacao bean to sprout from the soil, cacao seeds may undergo germination and develop roots in the soil but will fail to let the bean out of the soil, this can be caused by overloading of seeds covering soil during sowing of seeds in plastic bags. See the picture below.
Failure of the cacao been to divide itself into two parts to allow the growing of the leaves, cacao seeds which have poor viability qualities faces this problem. See the picture below.
The strong direct sun rays that reach to the first young cacao leaves, the direct leaf exposure to the sunlight makes young leaves to dry in the cacao nursery. See the picture below.
When managing cacao trees nursery the above challenges are likely to happen, but a farmer is advised to replant.
TANZANIA POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT PLATFORM 18-19th SEPTEMBER 2020
TANZANIA POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT PLATFORM 18-19th SEPTEMBER 2020
THE 2nd NATIONAL POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
On behalf of the ORGANIC CACAO FARMING PROJECT and the Staffs, I want to express our most sincere gratitude to TPMP, ANSAF, TANZANIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE (SUA), AGRA, HELVETAS, UK- aid and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation for inviting us to participate in the 2nd National Post Harvest Management Conference with the theme dubbed
"Reducing Post Harvest Losses for Enhanced Food Security and Export Trade"
About 250 participants from the academia, Government, research, private sector, farmers, media, NGOs, civil society organisations and the Industrial sector have attended to discuss key scientific, business and regulatory issues under the four sub-themes as namely:-
i. Private sector participation, policy and business enabling environment in Post Harvest Management.
ii. Mycotoxins in agriculture, food safety and export trade.
iii. ICT, science, technology and innovation in Post Harvest Management.
iv. Youth and women in Post Harvest Management.
We believe this conference will help us speed up our project of Organic Cacao Farming to produce quality Cacao for healthy use,regarding the experience and skills we share.
It is a tremendous opportunity to participate as the conference date matching the date 18th September 2016, the day ORGANIC CACAO FARMING PROJECT launched it's formal operation in Kilombero-Morogoro.
I would like to thank the Staffs who have contributed their abilities, knowledge and skills that aided to make this day special as we are celebrating four (4) years of operation.
Boniphace Ganjaga Makonya,
Founder & CEO,
ORGANIC CACAO FARMING PROJECT.
CACAO REGIONS IN TANZANIA
CACAO REGIONS IN TANZANIA.
In Tanzania, cacao can be grown in the regions such as Mbeya, Morogoro, Kigoma, Katavi, Tabora, Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Pwani, Iringa, Njombe, Ruvuma, Mtwara, Geita, and Kagera.
Cacao is a tropical cash crop, which grows and can be grown in many regions as mentioned above, dedicated Tanzanian farmers are currently highly encouraged to plant cacao trees in their mini farms and plantations for the sake of feeding the rising Cacao and Chocolate industries inside the country and some seeds for exportation to European Cacao and Chocolate industries.
Farmers who wish to plant cacao must adopt organic practices, which prove to be the best, cheap in terms of cost (affordable), healthy and sustain the present and the future generations.
This blog will always provide useful information about cacao farming hints.
CACAO FARMING IN URBAN AREAS
CACAO FARMING IN URBAN AREAS
Cacao trees are not only grown in rural areas as so many people think about, your backyard land can be suitable for some 3+ cacao trees, and you will be registered as the cacao farmer with the minimum of three planted seedlings.
Cacao is termed as the cash crop since the ancient periods of time and still is providing some economic benefits nowadays for the farmers in rural and to those who have dared to plant some cacao on their backyard land in urban areas.
The tree has been improving the livelihood of so many families who are direct or indirectly engaging in this kind of tree farming.
We are inviting people to this wonderful experience.
You may join the project by planting at least the minimum of three cacao trees on your backyard piece of land.
YOUTH AND CACAO FARMING IN TROPICAL REGIONS
YOUTH AND CACAO FARMING IN TROPICAL REGIONS.
Cacao trees farming is among of the best option for Tanzanians and young farmers found all around the tropical regions on our earth.
Many young farmers are not willing to undertake long term trees farming because the economic results of planting trees takes years, this has been the cause for many young farmers to despise trees farming and start planting short term crops.
Cacao are fastest growing up trees which takes two years and a half to three years for a farmer to start harvesting and it takes five years to experience regularly (the interval of three weeks throughout the year) harvest of cacao.
If young farmers decide to plant cacao trees it will not only benefit them economically for a year but for the years while sustaining the environment for the up coming generations.
ORGANIC PESTICIDES TO TREAT CACAO TREES
ORGANIC PESTICIDES TO TREAT CACAO TREES.
Some seedlings have been affected by bacteria, funguses and ants are laying their eggs on leaves, to treat all these kinds of affection as the first aid to the seedlings we use the grinded mixture of moringa oleifera, neem and aloevera.
After grinding the combination of neem, aloevera and moringa oleifera then we spray on seedlings.
FRESH SEEDS FOR ORGANIC SEEDLINGS
FRESH SEEDS FOR ORGANIC SEEDLINGS
Cacao germinate when the seeds are still fresh and wet, the harvested cacao pods are being broken up to get the average of fourty to sixty seeds that will be planted into plastic tree lids (viriba) for the wait of two up to three months before planting permanently on land.
Organic Cacao Farming Project members are preparing and taking care of the seedlings day to day to make it available for backyard, smallscale and plantation growers.
Organic Cacao Farming Project - We Grow Together.
MANURE AND CACAO SEEDLINGS.
MANURE AND CACAO SEEDLINGS
The Organic Cacao Farming Project is using manure especially derived from animal feces (cattle/ng'ombe) added in a plastic bags of soil few days after the cacao beans has been sprout out for better and positive growth.
The Project intends to use natural methods of cacao farming from the first stage of nursery up to its maturity just to reduce the harm and negative effects to cacao consumers.
The Project also plan to reduce and eliminate the usage of industrial fertilizers and chemicals when growing cacao, as the artificial fertilizers and chemicals to large extent harm the soil, the plant and consumers.
As long as in tropical areas there are varieties of wild plants and weeds which are normally used to kill harmful bacteria and protect the plants from bad diseases which are likely to disturb growth of cacao, for that reason we found out that there's no need of using harmful industrial chemicals.
We are doing all these organic practices for the sake of protecting the health of our consumers and our environment.
Organic Cacao Farming Project - We Grow Together.
VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEERS POST
Organic Cacao Farming Project is now seeking a person to create its business logo basing on the cacao tree and its fruits.
The Project is inviting all people who are interested with the Agriculture activities to create simple and unique business logo that will be officially used for the Project of Organic Cacao Farming.
The Project will provide $5 for the person who will create simple and unique logo.
The interested person should send the sample of the logo to organicacaofarmingproject@gmail.com
Organic Cacao Farming Project - We Grow Together.
TREE WHICH PROVIDE A SMILE TO THE WORLD
CACAO AND IT'S SMILE
The early life of cacao trees always give hopes to the farmers and chocolate lovers around the world and the assurance of raw materials to feed cacao industries.
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THE AMAZING GERMINATION OF CACAO BEANS
THE AMAZING GERMINATION OF CACAO BEANS.
It is very wonderful and fascinating activities to experience the early germination of the cacao bean, clearly the color of the bean resemble the processed chocolate.
From this lovely stage, it will take not more than four days until the first shoot to break the bean and come out for sun rays to aid healthy photosynthetic growth.
One may not believe that the seedling above will take three years to be the firstly harvested. It seems to be too long, but the period is real too short for one to get the harvest.
Organic Cacao Farming Project is working tirelessly to make sure seedlings grow healthly. The seedlings will be available for all farmers in rural and urban areas.
For more about organic Cacao farming, please contact us through:-
E-mail:organicacaofarmingproject@gmail.com
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