Good Graft

The side-cleft grafting technique upgrades the product of cocoa farmers. The fruit’s skin is smoother and they are easier to pick.

October 16, 2007

A SATELLITE dish is fixed in the yard of the La Selle household. In an instant, a happy mood spreads throughout the family home. La Selle, 47, hurries to switch on his flat-screen television. “I can watch the Manchester United match,” he told Tempo with bright eyes. A citizen of Tolongano village, South Banawa, Donggala regency, he is a serious fan of the English Premier League.

When the 200 cocoa trees on his property began to reap profit

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