Cocoa Industry
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To avoid losing over $20 billion in cocoa exports within three years, stakeholders are taking proactive measures ahead of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deadline.
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Nigeria generated N356.16b worth of Cocoa beans and its allied products in 2023. It also accounted for 28.72 per cent of total agricultural exports (N1.24tr) in 2023 and 5.6 per cent of non-oil exports, which makes it the highest agricultural contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Stakeholders in the cocoa industry have appealed to government at all levels to enhance the capabilities of farmers, in order to save the cash crop from extinction.
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