SOCCSKSARGEN: A sustainable source of export-quality cacao
REGIONAL VISION
beans and by-products.
To be an industry that mobilizes stakeholders in achieving
MISSION concerted effort towards attaining 100% quality fermented beans
and increased value-addition.
OBJECTIVES 1 To organize and strengthen cacao organizations by 2020
2 To increase annual production volume of cacao by 10%
3 To improve production management and practices
4 To increase production of quality fermented beans
5 To establish and enhance pre- and post-harvest facilities
6 To introduce and improve value-adding technologies
7 To expand market presence locally and globally
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY/
NO. OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES PROGRAMS/PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES (PAPs)
ORGANIZATION
Strengthening of regional cacao
DA, DTI, DENR, DAR,
industry councils and regional
PCA, stakeholders
convergence
OPAG, OMAG, Council,
Creation/strengthening of provincial
DTI, DA, DAR, DENR,
and municipal cacao councils
PCA
Facilitation of the recognition of the
Regional Cacao Industry Council in the DA, Regional Cacao
Regional Development Committee Council, RAFC
(RDC)
To organize and Industry Promotion of
strengthen cacao strengthening, harmonization/convergence of agency Regional Cacao Council
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organizations by expansion, and budgets and production targets
2020 promotion
DA-BPI, PSA, Regional,
Establishment of an industry data bank Provincial, and Municipal
Cacao Councils
Creation of inter-agency convergence
DA, DTI, DAR, Cacao
initiatives to support the various
Doctors
capacity-building activities
Conduct of an investment and techno
DTI, DA, MinDA, DENR
forum
BPI, DA-RFOs, DAR,
Establishment of nurseries and
DENR, PCA
budwoood gardens (including training)
(intercropping)
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY/
NO. OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES PROGRAMS/PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES (PAPs)
ORGANIZATION
Increase in Expansion of cacao plantation DENR - eNGP, PCA -
production and establishment intercropping, LGU, DAR
To increase
access to quality
annual
planting materials
2 production Identification of potential suitable cacao
DA
volume of cacao production areas
by 10%
Plant nursery accreditation and
BPI
certification
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY/
NO. OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES PROGRAMS/PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES (PAPs)
ORGANIZATION
Resource
mobilization and Credit facilitation DA-PLEA, SBCorp.,
generation
GAP training for cacao DA-BPI, DA
Integrated pest management DA, DA-PhilMech
Improve farm
productivity
Productivity enhancement trainings
Pest and Diseases Control Program DA BPI, USM
To improve
Cultural Management Program USM
production
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management and
Varietal Improvement Program USM
practices
Continual Cacao industry profiling, genetic
DA-RFOs, DAR, DENR
research and mapping and geo-tagging
development
Explore R&D collaborations with cacao MinDA, PCARRD,
industry experts Academe,DOST
Provision of farm infrastructure (FMR) DA, DPWH
Provision of
To establish and
postharvest
enhance pre- and Provision of postharvest facilities,
4 facilities, DA
post-harvest fermentation, dryers
fermentation,
facilities
dryers
Improvement of postharvest
technologies on fermentation protocol SUCs, Academe, DOST
(site and varietal specific)
Research and
development in
support to the
DA, ATI, DOST-
Standardization Trainings for fermentation specialists
PCAARRD
of Cacao
Fermentation
Protocol
To increase Support to farmer organizations on the
DA, ATI
production of transfer of the fermentation protocol
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quality fermented
beans
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY/
NO. OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES PROGRAMS/PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES (PAPs)
ORGANIZATION
beans
Science and Technology Community
DOST-PCARRD
Based Farming (STCBF)
Establish cacao demo farm per
Increase in DA, Council, LGU
province
production of
quality fermented
beans Inventory of existing & potential cacao
DAR
production areas, particularly on ARC’s
Gather quality/standard requirements
DA, DTI
of Cacao Institutional Market
Conduct of skills and techno-transfer
trainings on cacao grading and DTI, DOST, DA-PhilMech
processing
Conduct of seminars on
entrepreneurship, food safety DTI, FDA, DOST, DA
To introduce and standards, and Halal advocacy
Enhancement of
improve value-
6 value-added
adding Conduct of product development clinics
products DTI, DOST
technologies and technology upgrading
Access to appropriate technology and DOST - FIC, PhilMech,
equipment BOI
Provision of cacao processing facilities
DA, DTI, DOST, DAR
(common service facilities)
Participation in provincial, regional,
DTI, DA,
national, and international fair/exhibits
Promotion of local consumption of
LGUs, partner NGAs,
locally-produced cacao products to
food-providers/caterers
locally held M.I.C.E.
Strengthening
market linkage Market linkages and referrals (local
To expand market DTI, DA,
and promotion and foreign)
7 presence locally
and globally
Orientation on single origin and
DA
traceability GIS for Philippine cacao
Credit & Marketing Assistance
DAR
Program for ARBOs
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY/
NO. OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES PROGRAMS/PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES (PAPs)
ORGANIZATION
Branding Region 12 as a producer of
Branding Council, DTI
cacao fermented beans
