West Coast of Costa Rica: good for growing Caco Plants ?
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Dear Chocolatereres;
My dear friend in Red Hook has some property, along with a group of American Ex Pats,
in Western Costa Rica, just south of the equator.
He and I have been thinking about what to do with it. He wasafter me on Solar Farming, and selling power to the other techies there. I suggested growing Caco plants.
Or perhaps both. There are a few plants are on the property, but not thriving. The word is the junglehasencroachedtoo much and the plants are very fusy.
It also takes a few years to bring production up; and seeding / cutting / launching a new plantation is a big project. Even if it is an old abandoned plantation. It is in the foothills by the coast, and gets monsoon rains daily. We would have to redo-drainage and were even thinking of micro hydro power.
I would love to discuss/partner with someone on this endevour. I'm a PhD but not a biochemist, like my dear friend Prof. Murphy. Your thoughts on this potential project welcome. How much seed funding is required, and how long to recover the investment ? Can we sell the raw Coco in Red Hook or broker it out ?
Cheers!
dr. K
updated by @Dr D B: 04/23/15 07:29:46