In pictures: Coconut farming in Brazil

Young coconut trees are seen at a field in the Ferriera family farm in Acajutiba, about 180 km north from Salvador in Bahia state, Brazil. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Jose Edison Ferreira (L) and Jose Milton Ferreira (R) pose with their mother Alice Ferreira at a field in the family farm in Acajutiba. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Harvested coconuts are seen on a wheelbarrow at a field in the Ferriera family farm in Acajutiba. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
A worker is seen alongside a mount of coconuts at a field in the Ferriera family farm. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
A worker climbs to harvest coconuts at a field in the Ferriera family farm in Acajutiba. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP