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REJUVENATION. Members of the Puhagan Farmers' Associaton in Valencia, Negros Oriental, are now training on the rejuvenation of cacao trees for better yield as a new market emerges. The Mt. Talinis Dark Chocolate is now being promoted as the "One Town, One Product" of Valencia, with the manufacturers providing fresh opportunities for cacao growers. (Photo courtesy of EDC Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - Hopes are running high for former "kaingineros" or slash-and-burn farmers in Valencia, Negros Oriental, who have shifted to planting cacao trees and are now rejuvenating them as they are reassured of a new market that has emerged. Organized into the Puhagan Farmers Association or PUFA by the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), these cacao planters are currently undergoing technology training by the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) of Valencia and some experts on how to rejuvenate their trees to ensure good quality cacao beans for a soon-to-rise local chocolat ....

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