Farmers busy reaping, drying cocoa beans in Ghana as cocoa enters harvest season

A Ghanaian farmer dries cocoa beans under the sun at a plantation in the East Region, Ghana, on Nov. 15, 2021. Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and the west African country's main cash crop, making the country the second-largest cocoa exporter in the world. Its cocoa products are exported to Europe, North America and some other regions. In Ghana, the cocoa harvest season peaks from October to December, with farmers across the country busy reaping and drying the cocoa beans. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

A Ghanaian farmer checks fresh cocoa beans at a plantation in the East Region, Ghana, on Nov. 15, 2021. Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and the west African country's main cash crop, making the country the second-largest cocoa exporter in the world. Its cocoa products are exported to Europe, North America and some other regions. In Ghana, the cocoa harvest season peaks from October to December, with farmers across the country busy reaping and drying the cocoa beans. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

A Ghanaian farmer dries cocoa beans under the sun at a plantation in the East Region, Ghana, on Nov. 15, 2021. Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and the west African country's main cash crop, making the country the second-largest cocoa exporter in the world. Its cocoa products are exported to Europe, North America and some other regions. In Ghana, the cocoa harvest season peaks from October to December, with farmers across the country busy reaping and drying the cocoa beans. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

A Ghanaian farmer collects cocoa fruits at a plantation in the East Region, Ghana, on Nov. 15, 2021. Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and the west African country's main cash crop, making the country the second-largest cocoa exporter in the world. Its cocoa products are exported to Europe, North America and some other regions. In Ghana, the cocoa harvest season peaks from October to December, with farmers across the country busy reaping and drying the cocoa beans. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2021 shows a cluster of cocoa fruits at a plantation in the East Region, Ghana. Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and the west African country's main cash crop, making the country the second-largest cocoa exporter in the world. Its cocoa products are exported to Europe, North America and some other regions. In Ghana, the cocoa harvest season peaks from October to December, with farmers across the country busy reaping and drying the cocoa beans. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

A Ghanaian farmer shows dried cocoa beans at a plantation in the East Region, Ghana, on Nov. 15, 2021. Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and the west African country's main cash crop, making the country the second-largest cocoa exporter in the world. Its cocoa products are exported to Europe, North America and some other regions. In Ghana, the cocoa harvest season peaks from October to December, with farmers across the country busy reaping and drying the cocoa beans. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

A Ghanaian farmer dries cocoa beans under the sun at a plantation in the East Region, Ghana, on Nov. 15, 2021. Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and the west African country's main cash crop, making the country the second-largest cocoa exporter in the world. Its cocoa products are exported to Europe, North America and some other regions. In Ghana, the cocoa harvest season peaks from October to December, with farmers across the country busy reaping and drying the cocoa beans. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)