Misamis Oriental commits 40,000 hectares for cacao plantation

MISAMIS ORIENTAL: The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has committed about 40,000 hectares for a cacao plantation to transform the province into a ”chocolate hub” of Northern Mindanao.

Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano said the provincial government has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kennemen Foods International (KFI), a Dutch company, considered as the world’s largest supplier of “cacao” seeds in the United States, Europe, and Canada.