Cacao beans can be a better crop than coca plants for farmers , some say . Peruvian exports of cacao products were almost $ 67 million in 2009 , according to an association of cacao growers , most of it going to European chocolate makers . Peru `` a very strong engine of growth '' in upper European CNN forest . Chocolate industry can provide a legal and safe source of income , backers say . Cacao remains first largest producer of coca in the world .
Cacao beans can be a better crop than coca plants for farmers , some say . Peru `` a very strong engine of growth '' in upper European CNN forest . Chocolate industry can provide a legal and safe source of income , backers say . Cacao remains first largest producer of coca in the world .