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Cocoa grows in an small producer farm near Puerto Cabello
16 May 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Cocoa grows in an small producer farm near Puerto Cabello, about 180 km (115 miles) west of Caracas, May 15, 2008. Venezuela was once the world's biggest cocoa producer - wealthy individuals are still mockingly dubbed "gran cacaos" (Big Cocoas) - but it has slipped far down in the producers' ranking as its oil boom displaced such traditional exports. Now, the Venezuelan government is trying to give incentives to encourage small producers to increase their production and sell their harvest. Picture taken May 15. REUTERS/Susana Gonzalez (VENEZUELA)
REUTERS/SUSANA GONZALEZ


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Pieces of chocolate and roasted cocoa beans are displayed in a farm near Puerto Cabello, about 180 km (115 miles) west of Caracas, May 15, 2008. Venezuela was once the world's ...




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