Question
Describe stages involved in processing of cocoa from harvesting to marketing.
Answer
- Pods are cut using sharp knives
- The pods are collected and piled at a central place
- The pods are split open using a sharp knife
- The beans are scooped by hand
- The cocoa beans are heaped on mats and covered with banana leaves to ferment for 5-6 days as the pulp drains away.
- The fermented beans are washed and cleaned
- The beans are spread on tables covered with mats to dry in hot sun
- The beans are turned frequently until they turn brown
- The dry beans are packed in bags
- Transported to the buying centers
- The beans weighed, graded ready for export.
- The pods are collected and piled at a central place
- The pods are split open using a sharp knife
- The beans are scooped by hand
- The cocoa beans are heaped on mats and covered with banana leaves to ferment for 5-6 days as the pulp drains away.
- The fermented beans are washed and cleaned
- The beans are spread on tables covered with mats to dry in hot sun
- The beans are turned frequently until they turn brown
- The dry beans are packed in bags
- Transported to the buying centers
- The beans weighed, graded ready for export.
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