Philippine Cacao Industry Roadmap 2021-2025.

The roadmap aims to harmonize cacao production and postharvest practices while establishing a Philippine brand in the global market. Key interventions include expanding production areas based on suitability maps, increasing fermented bean productivity, enhancing the cacao industry's value chain, strengthening market presence through branding, focusing on fine flavor beans, and adapting to market demands through clustering. Specific objectives include ensuring quality cacao planting materials, rehabilitating aging trees, increasing production areas, raising crop yield to 2 kg per tree per year, providing high-quality fermented beans, and contributing to inclusive growth and poverty alleviation. The roadmap mission focuses on strengthening the industry by 2025 through improved production protocols, promoting cacao farming in suitable areas, fostering research and development, and mobilizing stakeholders for comprehensive support services aimed at poverty alleviation and economic development.