DJAHAKRO, COTE D’IVOIRE, 2009. Getting ready to cut open the pods and extract the beans. This is often the job of teenagers, who are skilled in the use of the machete. The beans along with the placental tissue are dropped into a bucket and then pulled apart and piled up for fermentation.
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