Happy weekend hivers
we all love the end product of Cocoa but have we ever thought of ways to produce or manufacture cocoa no right? well that's why I'm here to show you the steps involved in cocoa production.
Cocoa is an interesting plant with lots of other products like chocolate, cocoa powder, bonavita etc gotten from it. It's used for both medicine, food and even the locals use it as a source for drink production. It's also the major cash crop in the world.
They are two major ways involved:the
seedlings method or the direct seed planting.The following are steps to follow for a proper cultivation:
Get an empty Land:After getting the land make sure it's cleared of all forms of grasses and trees to prevent competition of nutrients and stunned growth before any form of cultivation takes place.
availability of seedlings: for those who prefer the seedlings method make sure your seedlings are available while getting the land ready, after which u plant directly to the ground without tilling the land.then allow for few months before removal of unwanted weed or grasses. This method involves carefulness because the cocoa and grasses might have grown to be the same hight so if care is not taken you end up destroying your efforts.
cocoa seeds: for me this is the fastest way to plant why because when you are making provision for planting other food stuffs for consumption u use that opportunity to sow your cocoa seeds and it grows along other.This method is most preferably because much space isn't given before proper removal of unwanted weed or grasses, which enables it grow faster than the grasses and can be spotted even from a distance.
spacing:Make sure your seedlings or seed are not closely plant at least it should be a 3meter 3meter spacing.
finally, it's advisable to plant cocoa in the beginning of rainy season.
Thanks
