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Cacao varieties · kakaw

Cacao Varieties in the Philippines

Cacao clones registered in the Philippines, with pod and bean traits. 13 varieties, every one registered, each with a page of its own.

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Young fruit trees planted in straight rows on cleared red soil
13varieties 1999 to 2014registered
All crops Coconut Coffee Cacao Rice

Find the Right Cacao Variety for Your Farm

Search a name or a brand, pick a type, then sort by yield or by days to harvest. Tap a card for the full record.

13 of 13 cacao varieties

The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.

What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.

So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.

PBC123NSIC Cc 11 2014 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 480cm tall Coffee/pod borer MS Dieback R Berry/ pod rot T USM CH 1 2014 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 490cm tall Coffee/pod borer MS Dieback R Berry/ pod rot T USM CH 2 2014 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 470cm tall Coffee/pod borer MS Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot T K9K9 cacao, NSIC Cc 10 2008 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 630cm tall Coffee/pod borer MS Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot MR S5S5 cacao, NSIC Cc 09 2008 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 520cm tall Coffee/pod borer MS Dieback MS Berry/ pod rot MR UF 18UF18 cacao, NSIC Cc 08 2008 n/adays 3t dry beans/ha 483cm tall Coffee/pod borer S Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot T K1 2001 Pods 18 cm Coffee/pod borer MR Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot MS K2 2001 Pods 16.6 cm Coffee/pod borer MR Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot MR BR 25NSIC Cc 05 1999 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 515cm tall Coffee/pod borer MR Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot MR DR 1 1999 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 374cm tall Coffee/pod borer MR Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot MR ICS 40NSIC Cc 01 1999 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 331cm tall Coffee/pod borer MR Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot MR P7 1999 n/adays 2t dry beans/ha 311cm tall Coffee/pod borer MR Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot MR UIT 1 1999 n/adays 1t dry beans/ha 452cm tall Coffee/pod borer MR Dieback MR Berry/ pod rot MR

See all 13 cacao varieties, and the ones that fit your farm

Compare every variety side by side with Libre + Anee: its yield, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it will do on your farm, in your season and your soil.

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How to Choose a Cacao Variety

Plant grafted clones, and mix two or three, because many cacao clones need another clone nearby to set pods. Pick by pod yield and bean size.

Days to harvest

Months from planting to the first pods. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.

Yield

Trial yields come from well managed plots in several places, so treat them as a ranking more than a promise. Compare varieties within the same type.

Ratings

R means resistant and MR moderately resistant. MS and S mean the variety took clear or heavy damage in the trials, so scout it often.

Registered or not

A registered variety passed national trials. One that is not on the registry shows only its seller's numbers, so test it on a small area first.

Pests and Diseases of Cacao

The problems that hit cacao fields most often. A variety rated resistant to one of these saves you sprays, so check the ratings on each variety page.

Mealybug Cacao pod borer Black pod of cacao

Grow Your Cacao Season with anee.io

Once you pick a variety, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, from land preparation to harvest, and Anee, your smart farm technician, answers your questions about it.

Land preparation for tree crops Every crop, every variety Variety Ranking: Anee compares varieties for your town Growth stages and weather for each lot

Questions About Cacao Varieties

Which cacao variety is the best?
The best one is the variety bred for your area, your season and your buyer. Start with the filters above, then ask your municipal agriculturist which ones have done well in your town, and test a new one on a small area first.
What does it mean when a variety is registered?
It passed official trials in several places before it was approved for sale. A variety that is not registered can still be good, but its numbers come only from its seller.
Where do these numbers come from?
From each registered variety's own trials, and for unregistered varieties from their sellers and farm sources, each one named on the variety page. The words on our pages are our own.

The words and pictures are anee.io's own.