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Cacao trees grow Cacao
in tropical regions beans, after
around the harvest and
equator. Cacao fermentation,
trees need a have to be
humid climate dried.
with a lot of rain.
Without enough
humidity, the
cacao seeds will
dry out and the
trees won’t grow.
Most of the cocoa farms in
Ghana are small and family-
owned. Their living depends
on the growing and selling of
cacao.
Sources: Theobroma cacao: NasserHalaweh / Wikimedia Commons; Drying of the cocoa bean by a farmer in Ghana: King
Bangaba / Wikimedia Commons; Cocoa producers: ArianeCCM / Wikimedia Commons
