THE PODS
Make the pods your background.
A cocoa tree produces thousands of tiny white flowers and about 20 or 30 of these develop into cocoa pods.
The trees produce pods twice a year between October-February and June-July. The yellow pods can grow up to 35cm long and are shaped like rugby balls.
COCOA PODS
Cocoa pods start off green and turn bright yellow when they are ripe and ready to be picked. As well as growing on branches, the pods sprout from the trunk of the tree itself, which looks quite strange!
FULLY GROWN
It usually takes between 3-5 years for a cocoa tree to mature and to produce cocoa pods. The cocoa pods have the all-important cocoa beans inside them.
When a cocoa tree is grown up it can reach heights of up to 5 metres.
Getting The Beans
The cocoa pods are split open with huge knives called machetes. Farmers have to concentrate very hard, otherwise they may cut their fingers off! Inside the cocoa pods are 30-40 cocoa beans and some white sticky gooey pulpy stuff that tastes tangy and fruity, a bit like lychees!
The Trees
The Beans- The People - in Ghana grow the cocoa beans for Dubble & Divine choc, check out the 'BEAN 2 BAR' section
- The Trees - produce cocoa pods with white gooey cocoa beans inside, check out the 'BEAN 2 BAR' section
- The Pods - are rugby ball shaped and are usually yellow when ripe, check out the 'BEAN 2 BAR' section
- The Beans - are scooped out of the pods, fermented and dried, check out the 'BEAN 2 BAR' section
- The Trade - farmers are guaranteed a fair price for our choc, check out the 'BEAN 2 BAR' section
- The Factory - turns cocoa beans into yummy Dubble and Divine choc, check out the 'BEAN 2 BAR' section
- The Shop - where you have the power to make a difference, check out the 'BEAN 2 BAR' section
- Choc 'n' Change - change the chocolate industry - check out the choc 'n' change section