Cocoa beans being planted at a cocoa nursery in Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Small cocoa trees at a cocoa nursery in Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Opening cocoa pods to get beans in a plantation of Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Africa

Peeling of roasted cocoa beans at Nova Moca site owned by Claudio Corallo, Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Africa

Cocoa planter at work in Intag valley, Ecuador, South America

Pods on cacao tree, Jardin des Parfums et Epices, Mare-Longue, Reunion

Cocoa farmer breaking cocoa pods on a plantation in Intag valley, Ecuador, South America

Cocoa planter opening a pod in Intag valley, Ecuador, South America

Cocoa planter breaking a pod in Intag valley, Ecuador, South America

Cocoa planter in Intag valley, Ecuador, South America

Cocoa plantation in Intag valley, Ecuador, South America

Catato L?pez, Bribri man, explaining different uses and properties of plants, trees and natural elements, A day with the Bribri, indigenous people in Lim?n Province of Costa Rica

Cocoa fruit, A day with the Bribri, indigenous people in Lim?n Province of Costa Rica

Catato L?pez, Bribri man, explaining different uses and properties of plants, trees and natural elements, A day with the Bribri, indigenous people in Lim?n Province of Costa Rica

Catato L?pez, Bribri man, explaining different uses and properties of plants, trees and natural elements, A day with the Bribri, indigenous people in Lim?n Province of Costa Rica

Cocoa fruit on tree, Malekula, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Oceania

The cocoa bean, also cacao bean (Theobroma cacao), Plantation Roca Monte Cafe, Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic ocean, Africa

Young cocoa beans, also cacao beans (Theobroma cacao), Plantation Roca Monte Cafe, Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic ocean, Africa

Cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa fruit, Cordillera Oriental, Dominican Republic, Central America

Cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa fruit, Cordillera Oriental, Dominican Republic, Central America

Drying cocoa beans, Plantation Roca Monte Cafe, Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic ocean, Africa

Cocoa fruit pod on tree, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Cocoa fruit pod on tree, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Cocoa fruit pod on tree, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America