The story of cocoa production
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A young employee harvests beans from a cocoa tree in the Ivory Coast. (AFP/ Sia Kambou) AFP -
The cocoa bean: where the story of chocolate begins. (keystone/ap/ Fernando Llano) Keystone -
Once harvested, cocoa beans are fermented and dried. (AFP/ Luis Acosta) AFP -
Packaged cocoa beans ready to be taken to market. (reuters/ Yuriko Nakao) Reuters -
Cocoa beans are sorted and graded by quality. (keystone/ap/ Fernando Llano) Keystone -
Cocoa production involves plenty of tough manual labour. (keystone/ap/ Ben Curtis) Keystone -
Many cocoa plantations are trying to ramp up production to meet growing demand. (reuters/ Thierry Gouegnon) Reuters -
Some 70% of the world's cocoa comes from West Africa - 40% from the Ivory Coast alone. (AP/ Schalk van Zuydam) Keystone
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