Ramu NiCo Community Affairs

Malle women into cocoa chuppon budding

The cocoa extension training was conducted by the agriculture officers from Ramu NiCo Community Affairs department at a selected cocoa farm near Malle village in Astrolabe Bay.

A number of women farmers participated in chupon budding with their male counterparts during the training because they also have cocoa gardens which they want to manage properly.

Cocoa chupon budding is a rehabilitation technique farmers can adopt to increase production.  

Chupon budding may be encouraged to be performed on old and unproductive cocoa trees.