Is it time to plant the garden yet? 🌱 12-year-old Caca thinks you should try your hand at growing watermelon this year!Caca is enrolled in one of our financial literacy programs in Indonesia, and with her incredible green thumb, the future is looking bright for her to earn a sustainable income of her own someday. She already handles the family garden pretty much by herself, from planting to harvesting. She has even learned how to crossbreed watermelons to achieve a perfectly round shape! 🍉Did

Cutting Down Cacao Trees Explanation At first glance, cutting down a fruiting cacao tree might seem wasteful—even harmful. After all, cacao trees take 5 to 7 years to mature and start producing pods. So why would farmers cut them instead of protecting them? The answer lies in a farming technique called side grafting. Instead of waiting years for a new tree to grow, farmers attach a branch from a high-quality cacao variety to a strong, mature tree. This allows the tree to produce better-quality c