Social Impact CROWD FARMING MEET OUR FARMERS
Policarpio Enricoso, Jr.
2 hectares Farm size
2,000 cacao trees / hills Available Trees for Adoption
Mr. Policarpo Enricoso, Jr. is one of our partners from the community of Saloy, Davao. He has been farming for around 20 years, having been introduced to the career by his parents, both of whom are also farmers. He works closely with his family in managing the farm without hiring any additional workers - they share the tasks and profits of their labor. He started working with Auro Chocolate in 2015 when the Josefa Segovia Foundation connected him to other cacao farmers who were looking for dependable long-term partners. He leads the community of Saloy in their conversion to organic farming. He was elected as the president of the Saloy Organic Farmers Association (SOFA) which was recently formed under Auro’s Organic Certification Program. He works hard to fulfill his duty as a leader and finds it rewarding despite having to walk several kilometers to pass on information and initiate their meetings.They have been diligently attending regular training, learning the ropes of organic farming and applying it to their own farms. He finds the journey to convert to organic to be challenging but exciting because he believes that it will greatly benefit the environment, allowing the soil to be free from chemicals and toxic substances enabling them to pass on a healthy land to the next generation.Together with the organization, he hopes to get their farms’ international certification by next year.
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