1. What are the activities conducted by Malaysian Cocoa Board?

Answer :

Cocoa Planting Advisor - Advise cocoa planters on the characteristic of cocoa plant & planting material, nursery practices, shade requirement & planting systems, field preparation, field planting, fertilizer application, weed control, pruning, rehabilitation, management of insect pests, management of disease, pesticide spraying, management of vertebrate pests, harvesting & pod breaking, post-harvest, quality control, marketing and production cost & income.

Develop Personal Care Product - Discovery of (1) antibacterial cocoa liquid hand soap, (2) Antibacterial cocoa bath gel, (3) Antibacterial body scrub and (4) Antibacterial body cream.

Discover Antibacterial/ Anticancer Compounds from Cocoa Tissues - To discover novel bioactive compounds against human pathogens/ anticancer from cocoa plants extracts such as pod, embryo, pulp and testa combined, leaf and bark.

Food Biotechnology - Develop and enhance quality of cocoa product as well as to improve the safety and health of cocoa based-products.

2. What are the incentives given to cocoa planters?

Answer :

Incentives - Allowance (Cleaning Cocoa Field), 1000 cocoa seedlings for one hectare (prepared by MCB and Entrepreneurs), fertilizer, pesticide , banana trees for shading , equipment( pruning, harvesting), courses and etc.

3. What are the incentives given to Hand-Made Chocolate Entrepreneurs

Answer :

Incentives -Chocolate courses, chocolate mould, chocolate scraper, apron and invitation to chocolate exhibitions.

4. What are the types of chocolate produced by Malaysian Cocoa Board?

Answer :

Prebiotic Chocolate -Added nutritional value, sugar free (suitable for diabetic), ability to stimulate beneficial intestinal bacteria and acceptable taste.

High Antioxidant Chocolate - Anti-aging chocolate that taste like dark chocolate. High antioxidant chocolate reduce cholesterol level, balance glucose contents in human body, prevent toxin in liver and act as antibody.

Pralin Chocolate - Three types of praline are milk couverture, prebiotic and antioxidant . It is made from chocolate milk couverture bar, prebiotic bar and antioxidant bar.

5. What are the courses conducted by Malaysian Cocoa Board?

Answer :

Basic Course On Cocoa Technology - ( 3 days 2 nights) - Free

Advance Course On Cocoa Technology - ( 3 days 2 nights) - Free

Introduction to Hand - Made Chocolate - ( 1 day) - Free

Hand Made Chocolate Development Course - ( 2 day) -RM250

Chocolate Advance Course –Theory & Practical - ( 4 days) - RM1900 (Special discount for MCB Hand Made Chocolate Entrepreneurs)

6. When is the Hand Made Chocolate Course?

Answer: Please refer to Malaysian Cocoa Board official website.

7. When is the Monthly Domestic Marketing Support Program (KSPD)?

Answer: Please refer to Malaysian Cocoa Board official website.