The Development Technique of Side and Budwood Grafting Improving Production of Cocoa in Mamuju Regency West Sulawesi, Indonesia

The one of human effort increasing productivity and high quality cocoa is rehabilitating plant using materials with production resistant clones to Cocoa Pod Borer. common methods side budwood grafting technique. research objectives compare two technology for old plant, community empowerment in developing plants by means improve technical skills develop farmers Mamuju Regency. was conducted years (2017 2018) used locations plantation Papalang District, Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. held the stages: (1) Consultation coordination relevant agencies such as: Plantation Service, Trade Meteorological Agency at Provincial District levels interview techniques secondary data collection (area size, number farmers, productivity, sale selling price, climatic soil condition). This activity gaining support from local government other stakeholders related development; (2) testing vegetative propagation technique farmer seed breeder level. Observations were made on percentage successful connections, growth, seeds produced per unit time business feasibility analysis B/C ratio. results showed that success rate connection achieved actually higher than grafting. rates first month 83.3 90.3%, respectively. Until fourth after grafting, superior can planted still more 80%. growing second year (2018) applied There are result only around 88.5%. about 94.5%. Finding Mamuju, attack Borer (CPB) Conopomorpha cramerella Snellen, as main pest insect has potential decreasing productivity. As conclusion research: respectively; observation (2018), there 94.5%; (3) need control CPB avoid population outbreak very fast plantation. situation will change transfer new Government