PROCESSING cocoa beans is not a new process for farmers who have been actively engaged since 2005 under the tutelage of the Estate Crops Office of Bali. Unfortunately, in the past few years the farmers gain­ed little financially from adding value through sorting non-fermented beans and fermented beans. There was only a small­ price difference between the two types of beans, if any.

In addition, in the last two years there was a decline in the