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27 Oct
To avoid losing over $20 billion in cocoa exports within three years, stakeholders are taking proactive measures ahead of the European Union
27 Jul
The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has written an open letter to the European Union (EU) Commission requesting an extension of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation. The European market, which takes up about 70% of cocoa exports from Nigeria as major buyers, has set up regulations prohibiting cocoa harvested from deforested areas…
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