IndonesiaA worker collecting beans from a split cacao fruit. The beans will then be fermented and dried in the sun before being roasted and ground into chocolate. The enzymes activated by fermentation impart t...

BrazilWomen workers weed and clean around cacao trees in a plantation. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of cocoa, which has a high food value, containing as much as 20% p...

BrazilNewly harvested mature cacao fruits and fresh cocoa beans. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of cocoa, which has a high food value, containing as much as 20% protein...

BrazilWorker prunes the branches of a cacao tree with a machete. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of cocoa, which has a high food value, containing as much as 20% protein...

BrazilA worker spreads fermented cocoa beans out to dry in the sun. In case of rain, the worker can pull a cover over the beans to protect them. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest pr...

BrazilA worker splits open newly harvested cacao fruits to collect the cocoa beans. - - General: General. Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of cocoa, which has a high food value, containing as...