Cocoa : 'The food of the gods', as cocoa was called 500 years ago when the Spanish came upon it in South America, remains a precious commodity.

A cocoa tree growing in the wild can live up to 200 years but a cultivated tree is usually replaced after 20 to 30 years.

The cocoa tree is a small tree. It produces cocoa pods on its woody trunk and brunches. The 20cm long pods are red or yellow and are hard. Cocoa pods are produced throughout the year.