Cocoa
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The pods take four or five months
to reach maturity and another
month to ripen, the pollination
process with the cacao tree occurs
throughout the year with two
harvest times. The pods will
remain fresh on the trunk for
several weeks and remain usable
for another week after they are
harvested. Modern techniques
allow for continuous harvesting,
but must be done with care not to
damage the cushions that the pods
grow from; allowing them to
produce more flowers and pods.
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