TWO cacao farmers associations in Zamboanga City have started supplying dried cacao beans to Hershey chocolate-associated Kennemer Foods International, with volume expected to increase by next year.

The Tolosa Buffer Zone Association (TBZA) and the Salaan Buffer Zone Association (SBZA), with around 50 farmer-member each, have successfully cultivated an estimated 8.2 hectares of cacao land in Zamboanga City.

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