Discover Papua New Guinea’s plantations -
SMALL DREAM SWEETS sources cacao beans from estates in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.
Harvested cacao beans air dry under a canopy outside.
Cacao tree seedlings.
Cacao fruit before harvest.
Big boi cacao pods (species Nacional).
Harvested pods are collected, ready to be opened by hand to remove seeds (cacao beans).
Sun drying seeds kills bacteria and allows the beans to fully dehydrate before storage.
Already fermented and dried beans are packed in hessian sacks for storage.