Technical baseline

Soil Preparation

The soil needs to recover organic matter after decades of cattle ranching. Recovery uses only natural inputs, no synthetic chemicals. The analysis confirms the foundation is there. What was missing was to stop fighting the soil and start working with it.

Soil diagnostic — El Jaguar
Lot 1 & Lot 2 · May 2026
Current valueCacao optimum
Soil pH
5.75pH
opt. 6.0–6.5
5.7–5.8 avg6.5 max
Requires organic correction
Organic matter
2.16%
opt. 4–5 %
1.95–2.36 %5 % max
Below optimum · active plan
CEC exchange
9.65meq
opt. 8–15
8.9–10.415 max
Within optimal range
Organic carbon
1.25%
opt. 2.5–4 %
1.13–1.37 %4 % max
Low · worm humus
Clay loam
Textural class
ideal for cacao
1.35
Density g/cm³
moderate compaction
24.8 %
Moisture sat.
improvable retention
Averages from two certified samples (Agrilab, April 2026). 5-year target with a 100% organic program.
Transformation

Before & after

Today · established
Today · established
January · seedbed
January · seedbed

Drag to compare: from January's seedbed to the established trees under the Nordeste mist.

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