date:Jun 30, 2012
scheduled to be operational in October.
Barry Callebaut said the showcase farm will be used to test different approaches for growing cocoa with other crops. Some of the crops that will be planted alongside cocoa trees on the farm include: plantain, coconut, mango, pineapple, beans and maize, as well as rubber and others. Shade trees also will be planted.
This effort reflects the importance of promoting biodiversity planting other food crops and shade trees in addition to cocoa on smallholder