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Farm History
Ms. Pu Thongtip has been cultivating cacao with her husband for over 14 years now along with durian, coconut, banana, coffee and a variety of herbs for the local market. They are the third generation of cacao farmers and share cacao knowledge and expertise of improving quality cultivation with neighbouring farms and communities.
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Biodiversity
Ms. Pu Thongtip practises sustainable intercropping farming methods.
The cacao trees are
intercropped with durian, coconut, banana, coffee
intercropped with durian, coconut, banana, coffee
and a variety of herbs. Cacao trees are grown
between our durian, coconut and banana trees and bring in
between our durian, coconut and banana trees and bring in
a sustainable income for my family
and community.Water sources are from mountains and short canals through valleys that provide a water sourcefor many farms in the area.
and community.Water sources are from mountains and short canals through valleys that provide a water sourcefor many farms in the area.
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Cacao Trees
Ms. Pu Thongtip has 4,000 cacao trees with the average
age of each tree being 13 years old.