12 2 Post Harvest in Cocoa Theobroma cacao L 67 12 2 1 Fruit Gathering 67 12 2 2 Sortation 67 12 2 3 Fruit Curing and Cracking 67 12 2 4 Fermentation and drying 68 12 2 5 Soaking and Washing 70 12 2 6 Drying and Tempering 71 12 2 7 Sortation 72 REFERENCES 73 TENTANG PENULIS 75 viii viii CULTIVATION OF COCOA Theobroma cacao L I INTRODUCTION Cocoa Theobroma cacao L is one of the plantation commodities that is suitable for smallholder plantations because this plant can flower and bear fruit throughout the year so it becomes a source of income every six months Cocoa plants originate from tropical rainforest areas in South America In its native area cocoa is a small plant in the lower part of tropical rainforest and grows under the cover of large trees Cocoa development in Indonesia has started since the early 1980s and its development is currently very rapid In line with the development of these cocoa beans the government continues to carry out various efforts including improving cultivation techniques which include efficient nursery techniques efforts to obtain superior planting material regulating spacing and protecting against pests and diseases Good cocoa nursery techniques are one of the important aspects of cocoa cultivation with the aim of being able to produce good and quality ready to plant seeds that can produce optimally in the future 1 CULTIVATION OF COCOA Theobroma cacao L 112 2 Post Harvest in Cocoa Theobroma cacao L 67 12 2 1 Fruit Gathering 67 12 2 2 Sortation 67 12 2 3 Fruit Curing and Cracking 67 12 2 4 Fermentation ...and drying 68 12 2 5 Soaking and Washing 70 12 2 6 Drying and Tempering 71 12 2 7 Sortation 72 REFERENCES 73 TENTANG PENULIS 75 viii viii CULTIVATION OF COCOA Theobroma cacao L I INTRODUCTION Cocoa Theobroma cacao L is one of the plantation commodities that is suitable for smallholder plantations because this plant can flower and bear fruit throughout the year so it becomes a source of income every six months Cocoa plants originate from tropical rainforest areas in South America In its native area cocoa is a small plant in the lower part of tropical rainforest and grows under the cover of large trees Cocoa development in Indonesia has started since the early 1980s and its development is currently very rapid In line with the development of these cocoa beans the government continues to carry out various efforts including improving cultivation techniques which include efficient nursery techniques efforts to obtain superior planting material regulating spacing and protecting against pests and diseases Good cocoa nursery techniques are one of the important aspects of cocoa cultivation with the aim of being able to produce good and quality ready to plant seeds that can produce optimally in the future 1 CULTIVATION OF COCOA Theobroma cacao L 1