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Table 8b.1 Primary processing of plantation and agronomic crops Crop
Maturity indices
Steps in primary processing
Tool(s) machine(s), resource(s) needed
Product(s) of primary processing
y! product(s)
mo months '# Hauling, De Detopping "baca fber strippin Detoppi '$'Tumblin # Tumbling / Topping 0ni1e Tuxying H a g o t a n B a l i n g %# Hauling, *iling / Bolo ng g +# Tuxying fling g / tuxy 0ni1e
"baca
# Stripping -# Hagotan .# Baling 2acao
'.3 days
'# Har4esting # !od Brea0ing %# Seed 2ollection +# *ermenting # 5ashing -# Drying
2oconu t
6$' months
'# Har4esting # 7ut collection %# Dehus0ing +# 7ut splitting # Drying -# Shelling
2o9ee 9ee
5hen berries turn red in color
Wet Method '# Har4esting (!riming) # Depulping %# *ermenting +# 5ashing # Drying
D r y in g
/ tuxy ribbon / benito 0ni1e
/ &awis / 2ollecting pole / dehus0er8tapasan / bolo / copra dryer / sheller
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Dried cacao beans
2omposting materials
2opra
Bunot, 2adang$ cadang, decorations
5et method: parchment co9ee
Hull, composting materials
Transpor t to warehous e
Sorting (accordin g to quality)
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primary product: abaca fber
!od brea0in g
# 2acao
Har4estin g
Seed 2ollectio n
*ermentin g
7ut 2ollectio n
Dehus0in g
5ashin ;oastin Drying g g primary product: dried cacao beans
2rushin g
7ut Drying splitting
rindin
primary product: roasted cacao beans
%# 2oconut
Har4estin g
5innowin g
Shelling
arcia, !rancis "drianne T# "B$%& Crop
Maturity indices
Steps in primary processing
Tool(s) machine(s), resource(s) needed
Dry Method '# Har4esting # Stripping %# Drying
Product(s) of primary processing
y! product(s)
Dry method: dried co9ee beans
;ubber
$. yrs
Tapping
/ Tapping 0ni1e, hanger / spout / cup
&atex
Sole, slippers
2orn
Yellow : '33$ '3 days Green: -$-or -3 days (early maturing)
/
Aernel
;ice
'33$'3 days
'# Har4esting # Drying %# Shelling +# Blowing or 2leaning # Drying -# Seed treatment '# Har4esting # Dressing %# Drying +# Threshing # Drying
/ Scythe
!alay
2orn cobs, corn hus0, frewood, decors as angels and owers in 2hristmas trees ;ice straw, composting, animal 1eed, rice hull
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