DAVAO DEL NORTE (PIA) - A group
of Cacao farmers in the municipality of San Isidro, Davao del Norte received
recently Cacao tablets (Tableya) processing facilities from the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI).
DTI Region XI Director Maria Belenda Ambi turned
over on Thursday (August 13) to Chokolate de San Isidro, Inc., Shared Service
Facilities, specifically Cacao bean roaster, colloid mill and tempering machine
worth P 730,000.
According to the data from DTI, the equipment
will double the monthly production volume of the company from two tons to four
tons.
Director Ambi said that the CSI has been one of
the pillars of the Cacao industry in the country.
“As of today, 80% of the Cacao production in the
country comes from Mindanao and most of it from Davao Region, where CSI is one
of the biggest producing company,” Ambi said.
CSI Vice President Theodore Delfin Garcia said
that their company is exporting Cacao products to Netherlands and Germany.
“We are also expanding our market to Japan and
Australia soon,” Garcia said. (PIA11, Michael Uy)
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