Nigeria set to join West Africa’s ‘Cocoa OPEC’

Nigeria’s potential joining of the Living Income Differential system set by cocoa producers shall contribute to creating a “Cocoa Opec” in West Africa with a stronger price-setting capacity that can eventually benefit poor farmers, a leading research institution said. Citing

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Cocoa production to hit 500,000 tonnes by 2024: FG

Agriculture minister Mohammad Abubakar says the federal government will increase Nigeria’s cocoa production from the present 340,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes by 2024. … https://gazettengr.com/cocoa-production-to-hit-500000-tonnes-by-2024-fg Log in to your account so that you can subscribe to topics you're interested in!

Cocoa emerges best performer on AFEX Exchange

Cocoa emerges best performer on AFEX Exchange

Cocoa, one of Nigeria’s leading cash crops, attracted the most gains in agricultural commodities trading on the AFEX Exchange, outstripping soybean, maize, paddy rice, sorghum, ginger, sesame, and cashew nut, according to data obtained from AFEX commodities weekly price report.

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#Chocolate in #Africa by Country

Chocolate in Africa – World Chocolate Directory   Did you know? “Some two million family farms in some of West Africa’s poorest areas produce approximately 70 percent of all the world’s cocoa. The cocoa sector is a major engine of regional

80 Interesting Facts About the History of Chocolate

 December 17, 2020  Danby Robert @ ContentBash.com Our relationship with chocolate is so long, varied, and far-reaching that we were able to put together a timeline of 80 facts about everyone’s favorite sweet confection. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines chocolate as “a food prepared from