| A pod-bearing cacao tree... |  |
The chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao |
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Harvested pods are gathered for splitting... |
Ghanian women transporting ripe pods |
| The pods are split to release the seeds... |  |
Splitting pods with a mallet |
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Split pod showing the beans... |
Cacao seeds with pulp |
| Heap fermentation... |  |
Heap method of fermentation |
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A box fermenter... |
Dr. J. Osei |
| Cacao beans laid out to dry... |  |
Sun drying of cacao beans |
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Dried beans are bagged in preparation for shipping... |
Jute bags of cacao beans ready for shipment |
| Return to the Mission Statement |  |
The final product |