THE MAJESTIC PEREGRINE HAWK
Monday, 1 June 2015
Saturday, 24 January 2015
2015 Cocoa Season Harvest
The 2015 cocoa season has started with a first picking of approximately 120kilo of cocoa which are emptied from bags into a large tray which will serve for sweating and drying.
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Cocoa beans are gathered into one large heap before being covered and left to sweat.
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Saturday, 3 January 2015
Consumer products
To derive real benefits the beans must be converted to consumer products. The
real benefits to be derived, and profitability is at the consumer end and so
the goal is to ensure that consumer products are sold by this small estate.
Predial larceny
Predial larceny is one of the biggest challenges in agriculture in Trinidad.
Corlans Estate is not spared, losses have been experienced with ground
provisions, cocoa and bananas. Cocoa trees planted in 2009 have started to
bear, but it is difficult for farmers to supervise their estate 24 hours per
day 7 days a week.
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