Cocoa remains a major cash crop in Ghana and accounts for a sizable portion of the country’s foreign exchange earnings.

The Akron team visited a number of cocoa farms, including the Tetteh Quarshie farm in Mampong, the very first cocoa farm in Ghana . The team got a first hand look at how cocoa is processed from when the cocoa pods are harvested until the cocoa beans are ready for export.

The Akron team also made an impromptu stop at a little primary school next to the Mampong farm to meet and interact with the pupils and their teachers.

Before heading back to Accra , the team stopped off at the Aburi Botanical Gardens to see and learn about the large variety of medicinal and other trees in the garden. The century-plus old Aburi Botanical Gardens were established during the British colonial era and attract thousands of visitors each year. The gardens contain rare trees and shrubs from all over the world.