Cacao
- The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) was probably first cultivated in approximatelyad250–900 by the ancient Maya civilization in Mexico and Central America. During the 12th through the 16th century, the elites of Aztec civilizationdrank chocolatederived from cocoa beans and also offered chocolate to...
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Cocoa tree is the source of one of the world's most delicious and familiar products... chocolate. The edible properties ofTheobroma cacaowere discovered over 2,000 years ago by the local people of Central America living deep in the tropical rainforests. In the year 2008-2009 world cocoa...
- Abstract,Agricultural Engineering International, 2009 A solar dryer with thermal energy storage was developed for intermittent drying of cocoa beans. The prototype was built using readily available local materials. Drying mechanism was based on a combination of convective heating and direct...
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The Chocolate Tree chronicles cacao's journey out of the rain forest, into pre-Columbian gardens, and onto plantations. In this fully revised and updated, first-ever paperback edition, Allen Young describes production methods, archaeological evidence of the myriad uses of cacao, and contemporary...
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Growables Origin Origin of this tropical understory tree in the family of the Sterculiaceae are the Amazon Headwaters from where it moved to Central America. Cocoa cultivation began by Mayan tribes in Central America, ca. 1500 BC. Description There are two distinct types of cocoa, Criollo types...
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Key Resource 01-01-1992 This book in the Tropical Agriculturalist series is aimed at producers, farmers and farm managers, agricultural extension officers, teachers and students. It covers the characteristics and requirements of the cocoa crop and how to grow it in a variety of zones. The book also includes pest and...