Theobroma Cacao

Theobroma Cacao
Author: Peter Aikpokpodion
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2019-11-06
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1839627328

Almost five million tonnes of cocoa produced annually drives the US$100 billion global chocolate industry. To sustain the industry, cacao planting materials (seeds and clones) have been successfully moved from the Amazon forests in America to the humid tropical forests of Africa, Asia, and Australia. In more than 150 years of commercial cacao cultivation, smallholder farmers that supply the bulk of cocoa beans still face several production constraints that impede their efficiency. Scientific technologies have therefore been deployed to remove these constraints by ensuring a continuous supply of good quality cocoa beans to meet growing global demand. This book provides insight into these scientific advances to address these current and emerging problems and to assure the sustainability of the global cocoa industry.

Cocoa, Or, Theobroma Cacao

Cocoa, Or, Theobroma Cacao
Author: Herbert Wright
Publisher: Daya Books
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1999
Genre: Cacao
ISBN:

Essentially A Tropical Cultivation And Comparatively An Old One Cacao Is A Forest Plant, Capable Of Being Cultivated In Association With Other Tree Forms, Especially Those Belonging To The Leguminosae And Numerous Rubber Producing Types. Of Considerable Reference Value To Researchers, Scientists As Well As Growers, This Compendium Of Information On Cacao Spreads Itself From The History And Cultivation Practices To The Control And Management Of The Serious Diseases Of The Cacao Plants. Enriched With Tables Of Scientific Data And A Number Of Illustrations, The Text Describes The Botanical Characteristics Of Cacao Plants, Physical And Chemical Characteristics Of Cacao Soils, Chemistry Of The Cacao Tree, And The Principles And Practices Involved In Plantation, Harvesting, Fermenting Washing And Polishing Of Cacao. Available Information On Cacao Manuring And Yields And Uses Of Cacao Has Also Been Compiled. Contents: Chapter 1: Notes On The History Of Cacao, Chapter 2: Climatic Conditions In Some Cacao-Growing Countries, Chapter 3: The Botanical Characters Of Cacao Plants, Chapter 4: Varieties Of Cacao And Seed Selection, Chapter 5: The Periodicities Of Parts Of The Cacao Tree, Chapter 6: The Cultivation Of Cacao Trees, Chapter 7: Cultivation Of Cacao With Other Products, Chapter 8: General Operations On A Cacao Plantation, Chapter 9: The Harvesting And Fermenting Of Cacao, Chapter 10: Washing, Curing And Polishing Of Cacao, Chapter 11: Physical And Chemical Characters Of Cacao Soils, Chapter 12: The Chemistry Of The Cacao Tree, Chapter 13: Cacao Manures And Manuring, Chapter 14: Yields Of Cacao, Chapter 15: Diseases Of Cacao Plants, Chapter 16: Exports, Imports And Uses Of Cacao.

Shifting Frontiers of Theobroma Cacao

Shifting Frontiers of Theobroma Cacao
Author: Samuel Ohikhena Agele
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2024-01-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1837683190

Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is a sacred tree and noble resource from South America. The Mayans and other early civilizations in Central America used cacao beans as tokens, which were subsequently transported to Europe to nurture monarchies and elites. Based on the discovery of cacao’s commercial potential and attributes, new cocoa plantations were established in other parts of the world, including Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Thus, cocoa has become an important cash crop in Africa, Central and South America, and Asia, where it is a major foreign exchange earner, industrial raw material, support for livelihood, and ecosystem services provision. Based on its global importance, there has been an increased need for the expansion of cultivation to meet the rising demand for cacao beans. Global environmental change, including climate change, variability, and weather extremes, has established new environmental boundaries with implications for area suitability for cocoa production and sustainability. Efforts to unlock the potentials of the established environmental boundaries may be built on the development and adoption of agrotechnological practices and integration of climate resilience for harnessing opportunities and potentials of the new environment, and thus, extension of the frontiers of cacao cultivation to meet the increasing global demand for cocoa beans. This book, “Shifting Frontiers of Theobroma Cacao - Opportunities and Challenges for Production” presents a comprehensive perspective of the interactions of changing environmental conditions, cocoa production, and sustainability. The book illuminates the challenges climate change presents for cocoa production and sustainability. It provides insights into the need for cocoa actors within the cocoa sector to strengthen climate mitigation and resilience building and to come to grips with the realities, magnitude, and inevitable persistence of climate challenges to cocoa production and sustainability.

Theobroma Cacao: Production, Cultivation and Uses

Theobroma Cacao: Production, Cultivation and Uses
Author: Miki Løvstrøm
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2020-08-31
Genre: Cacao
ISBN: 9781536184648

The opening study in this compilation compares variations of the fatty acid profile from cocoa butter as a function of the harvest periods, extraction methods and roasting treatments. The cocoa butter extraction is performed using Soxhlet solvent extraction according to AOAC, 2000 and mechanical pressing following the procedure reported by Bernardini, 1981.Following this, the aroma compounds from fermented, dried and roasted beans from fine-flavored Criollo cocoas of Venezuela are studied. These compounds are associated with nice odoriferous notes.The authors also examine Cuban cacao, the closest relation to the original introduction in Cuba which is endangered by its progressive replacement by commercial clones.Additionally, the authors study some structural and physicochemical changes of cocoa beans fermented in plastic baskets covered with Musaceae leaves for five days in Barlovento, Miranda state, Venezuela.The origin of fine-flavored cocoa is discussed based on its requirements for optimal production of highly aromatic fruits as a function of growth requirements such as humid terrain, warm climate, recurrent rain and characteristic fauna and flora.The closing study focuses on control methods for cacao frosty pod rot, an aggressive disease responsible for great losses and the deterioration of raw material in Colombia for over two centuries.

CULTIVATION OF COCOA

CULTIVATION OF COCOA
Author: Aisar Novita, S.P., M.P
Publisher: umsu press
Total Pages:
Release:
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 6236888515

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.), is a plantation commodity with high economic value. Cocoa is a type of plantation crop that is very popular with its fruit processing. Chocolate is a product derived from cocoa beans. This plant, which is the raw material for chocolate, can bear fruit throughout the year. This plant is a tropical plant that is suitable for soil culture and climate in Indonesia. We have written this textbook for graduate students and researchers in field of agricultural, especially cocoa cultivation. This book was compiled as a form of learning reference book for the cultivation of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.). In the literature, preference has been given to more recent publications. Nevertheless, representative examples of classical contributions are also cited in the various sections. Although this book is written by 2 persons, it is nevertheless the product of cooperation at various levels. Our interest in plant cultivation and integrated pest and disease control of plant.

The Chocolate-Plant (Theobroma Cacao) and Its Products ..

The Chocolate-Plant (Theobroma Cacao) and Its Products ..
Author: Walter Baker &. Company
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2018-02-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781376753301

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"Cacao"

Author: John Hinchley Hart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1892
Genre: Cacao
ISBN: