Arrange the following sequential stages involved in the agro-allied manufacturing of cocoa products in Southwestern Nigeria, from raw agricultural harvesting to the final industrial extraction stage.
- 1Harvesting mature cocoa pods and fermenting/drying beans on rural farm settlements.
- 2Transporting dried cocoa beans from rural farming hinterlands to urban agro-processing factories.
- 3Cleaning, roasting, and winnowing the cocoa beans to remove husks and isolate cocoa nibs.
- 4Grinding cocoa nibs into liquor and pressing to extract cocoa butter and cocoa cake.
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The correct order of cocoa processing stages is: (1) Harvesting mature cocoa pods and fermenting/drying beans on rural farm settlements, (2) Transporting dried cocoa beans from rural farming hinterlands to urban agro-processing factories, (3) Cleaning, roasting, and winnowing the cocoa beans to remove husks and isolate cocoa nibs, and (4) Grinding cocoa nibs into liquor and pressing to extract cocoa butter and cocoa cake.
The correct sequence traces cocoa processing from farm harvesting and solar drying, followed by transport from agricultural zones to industrial centers (e.g., Ede, Ondo, Ikeja). Factory processing then cleans, roasts, and winnows the beans to remove outer husks, before grinding and hydraulic pressing produce final cocoa butter and powder.
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Agro-allied industrial processing stages and raw-material movement in Nigerian manufacturing.