My hope for this 2017.

This year should jumpstart my person 2020 Vision to inter-crop 50% of the current
coconut plantation with cacao trees, thats 1.8 million hectares compared to where we
are today. In the most simple equation, my personal vision is
Plant cacao in 1.5 million hectares from todays 15,000 hectares
Total of 1.5 billion cacao trees
Provide employment to 1.5 million farmers that will support 1.5 million families
Bring US$ 15 B revenue to the economy

We welcome 2017 with great expectations!

The membership of Plantacion de Sikwate has grown tremendously well last year and we are
poised to grow more cacao trees this year.
We are thankful for the overwhelming support from all the farmers. All the simple FB posts count
a lot in spreading the vision of PDS to make the Philippines a major source of cacao in region.
As Ive mentioned in the June Summit in Cebu, we need the rally behind making this high value
crop a major growth economic driver.
All we need to do now until 2020 is to inter-crop 50% of the current coconut plantation with
cacao trees, thats 1.8 million hectares compared to where we are today. In the most simple
equation, my personal vision is
Plant cacao in 1.5 million hectares from todays 15,000 hectares
Total of 1.5 billion cacao trees
Provide employment to 1.5 million farmers that will support 1.5 million families
Bring US$ 15 B revenue to the economy
Lets bring back the glory of the cacao industry to our country! We did it before, we can do it
again!
Looking forward to a brighter and more abundant year for cacao!

Basil Bolinao