Smart fermentation shallow box / Andelline Liliana Roland, Patricia Lenya Arin and Syarifah Nurazreen Wan Makhdar

Cocoa must undergo fermentation process first before it can produce a nice flavor and aromas. According to research, without fermentation process, the cocoa bean potentially to become slaty and fully purple (Khairul & Kajol, 2015). Some of the farmers are neglecting the fermentation process and directly to drying process since they want to gain profit in a short period and save their time. Traditionally, cocoa is being fermented manually either by using banana leaves or boxes and the process needs 7 days to complete thus create problems among farmers as mentioned above. Therefore, feature such as temperature controller, rotator and expansion of the box size are improvised as value added. All process such as controlling the temperature, turning, and drying can be done simultaneously by only using 1 box thus this can save time, cost, resources, and energy. Besides, the Smart Fermentation Shallow Box enable the fermentation process can be shorten to 5 days. In overall, Smart Fermentation Shallow Box surely give a good impact to the farmers and cocoa industry. Smart Fermentation Shallow Box product also have the potential to attract people that often face lots of problems during the fermentation process. Lastly, all factors such as time, energy, and cost can be saved.