Table 1 showsthe values of aw found during the primary processing of cocoa beans at farm.The aw values showed a large decrease between the stages,with the biggest variation observed during the sun drying.The frequency of occurrence and the level of infection by each fungal species isolated during fermentation,drying and storage of cocoa are presence in Table l.A considerable difference in fungal presence,both qualitacive and quantative,was observed between the processing stages.