Foreign traders see Davao as big global cocoa exporter

FOREIGN cocoa buyers and traders are optimistic that the port city of Davao will soon become one of the world's key suppliers of cacao beans. "The Philippines has a huge potential to expand its production of cacao beans especially in the Davao region, which has the best areas and ideal conditions for cacao farms to thrive," said Dr. Smilja Lambert, a Norwegian consultant with Mars Cocoa Inc.,

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