The pruning of cacao trees is essential in the management of a cacao field. When done efficiently, pruning helps to increase the tree’s productivity. Pruning generally takes place twice a year. The first pruning takes place just after the main… Read More ›
The last few weeks of my cocoa trail are spent at the Ecuadorean government’s agricultural research institute INIAP, an acronym which stands for Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. INIAP was founded in 1959 to find ways of improving sustainability and… Read More ›
After several months learning about the intricacies of Peru’s cacao production and the producer-supply chain, I decided it was time to discover another Latin American country renowned for its fine-flavoured and aromatic cocoa beans: Ecuador. Ecuador, unlike Peru, has a… Read More ›
