The CACAO Planting

Experience
Background:
Sometime ago, At the Villa Maria Farm & Orchard
were planted several Cacao Trees mindless of the
PLANT VARIETY specifics and unmindful of
adherence to any PLANTING PROTOCOL. All we
wanted is from our planted trees soon we shall
have CHOCOLATES.
The trees grew and we are all hopefull. Sideway
the Cacao tree plantation were several intercrops
such as:

Multicropping
1. Soursop
(guyabano)
2. Sweet Papaya
3. Pineapples and
others
4. Vegetables e.g.
sweet pepper,
tomatoes and okra
and several fruit tree

At the Farm, we
have high hopes
and dreams. We
actively partnered
with:
1. Parish Church
2. Farmers
3. Schools and
Universities
4. Other Farm sites

The Organic Fertilizer Company

Partners, Farmers Partners

Farmer Partners

VMF Partners
5. Private Groups
6. Government
Sector ( sector
departments,
regional, provincial
and municipal level)
7. Agri-Tourism
enthusiasts.
8. and, Organic
Fertilizer companies

We waited for years

and counting since
2009, our Cacao trees
are growing , 100 of
them only and while
our intercrops are
yielding us enough for
local market and
personal consumption.
We cant complain
though yet always
thankful.

Promising Trees/ The Tree of

LOVE

However, Nature Calls

Sometime in November 2013. Who would
ever forget the horrendous strike of typhoon
Haiyan/ Yolanda. She danced and did the
zumba over our Cacao trees and all over the
farm, the town, the city, the province of
CAPIZ her eye.
Trees were uprooted and roofs were
misplaced.
Who would ever forget, when troops from all
over the world would come to our rescue, :

Haiyan/Yolanda

The Troops

They paid us ATTENTION

1. The NGOs
2. United Nations
3. Missionary group
across the globe
4. Our National,
Provincial and
Municipal
Government
5. And All others
Who would ever
forget?

After the typhoons

graceful dance, we
shall get back on
feet and move on .
The suppose 100
Cacao trees and
the bounty
chocolates it shall
yield, there
remained 1 Cacao
tree, a real beauty.

Alone but not at all

Farm Rehabilitation
Out of the 20 hectar land area of the suppose
plantation, the farm rehabilitation was
downgraded to 3000 sq. meters. Cash flow was
never enough in times of rehabilitating nature
after a stormy day. It always seems like a long
day and sailing is slow amid the vastness of the
ocean.
One has to set forth initiatives to recover from
disaster. We can never wait for so longtime but
get back on our feet.

The INITIATVES
Agropower , Instalink and DOJO
Organics has been very helpful. The
intercrops are back.
1. Replanting in the farm,
2. Consider Organic farming for a
healthier lifestyle and soil
rejuvenation,
3. Further and expand potential
Partnerships,
4. The Plantacion de Sikwate Cacao
Program
And Most of all, the Villa Maria Farm
can only be thankful to have not only
regained its Cacao plantation but
now with the following:
1.Cacao seedling Nursery, 5000 pcs
(old school set up)

The likes of:

1.BR & Randie Organic Farm, Pan-ay
Capiz, 83 ha
2.Bato Farm, Roxas City, 50 ha
3.
Dales Farm Jamindan , 500
ha.
4.Teddys Farm Roxas City, 18 ha
How we did it? The Plantacion de
Sikwate did it for us and therefore
we now have Plantacion de Sikwate
Capiz Chapter.
More groups affiliating such as:
1. 1135 association
2. UNTV and partner farmers

Cacao Program and our humble

Logistics
Agri store/ Buy
Station

Warehouse

PDS Capiz Chapter

April 12, 2016 - Techno Forum
Election of officers
Oath taking
Statistics of Plantation, existing
number of cacao trees
New plantation
Rising Cacao Seedling Nursery
Rising Cacao bean buying station

Cacao journeys Beginning

It is a delight that our humble small group of farmers is
finally here. From multi-cropping to joint venture w/ Cacao
Plantation Program experts.
We are hopefull and expecting the Program to balloon at our
Chapter. We shall give our best and seek Guidance and
Wisdom in what we do so our efforts will be worth the
challenge and the shared opportunity.
Thank you for sharing your expertise with us PDS , the
PARTNERSHIP and the chance to venture in this very
promising program , our generation and the next . We
dearly need you now and in the coming days, months and
years.
Cheers and Have a great time everyone !

PDS Capiz Chapter

Estimated and Actual Cacao

Statistics
Presentation by Mr. Dale Bernas, PresidentPDS Capiz Chapter
Induction of PDS Capiz Chapter Officers and
Members by PDS Association .
Party and Cocktails time
PDS Capiz Chapter Booth featuring Villa
Maria Farm & Orchard , VMF Foods and NonFood products, BR & Randie Organic Farm,
PJC Angel Products, BR & Randie Capiz
Seafood Enterprise

SITUATION in CAPIZ
Dale F. Bernas
LEIPO (Local Econ Investt Promo Ofcr)
VP (Berfue Corp, w/700+ hectare land,
CARP-free)
Pres (PDS-Capiz Cluster)
0922-701-11-22
dalebernas@gmail.com

Cacao Plantations:
Scattered,
Various sizes
Backyard Small Farms
Little serious concerted effort
To cultivate in commercial
quantity.
Too many unknowns,
Too few technical persons to assist
Groping in the uncertain road from
Investment to Profit

Here comes PDS

April 12, 2016
Techno Forum

50 Participants
Farm Area=170 hectares
Trees=6,000
Seedlings=49,000
Ave. age=1 year

Purpose of PDS-Capis
Cluster
Unify the Cacao Farmers of Capiz
Access to source of Certified
Seedlings
Access to source of Certified scion
Provide technical assistance
Share business suggestions,
including value adding processes
Provide access to market

Berfue Corp

Dale F. Bernas
With 700+ hectare land,
CARP-free
Year round fresh water
Electricity
Surrounding Lot has hundreds more hectares
available

0922-701-11-22
dalebernas@gmail.com

PDS Capiz Chapter