The ripe cacao fruit must be torn open and the seeds need to be dug out immediately before planting. If the seeds become too dry, they won’t sprout. Most of the ripe cacao that falls to the ground is perfect for collecting seeds to plant but we are competing with mice and insects who often get to them first.
Today, we sent a team member out to a few villages to ask for a few ripe fruits that had good seeds. We're excited to get more cacao seeds planted and turned into seedlings.
