The cocoa bean industry is huge here. While out the past couple of days at our Water Project turn over ceremonies we drove through many Cocoa Plantations. Here are some pictures. The pods are cut off the trees and are left to ferment for a few days and then the beans are removed and put on racks to dry. They are then bagged up and sold, mostly for export, as they don't process them here. Unfortunately the cocoa farmers don't get paid near enough.
When the cocoa pod is fresh and cut open, as in the picture, you can take a bean and suck off the surrounding layer. It tastes like citrus and is really good. You don't get much more than a taste though. 
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