cocoa

The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has disclosed a threat by the European Union to reject cocoas from Nigeria starting from next year due to a fall in the quality of the product. Addressing journalists at a press conference in…

The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria has decried the deplorable state of storage facilities available in the country. Specifically, the National President of the Association, Adeola Adegoke, in an interview with AgroNigeria, said its…

COCOA production has been identified as the commodity for export promotion in Ondo state under the One State One Product (OSOP) initiative of the Federal Government through the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC). This was…

In a bid to ensure that Nigeria earns substantial foreign exchange from cocoa – its flagship export crop and impact farmers livelihoods, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL plc) has provided…

Nigeria’s Apex Bank has recognized Ogun state as one of its focal state in the cocoa development initiative. This is based on the strides recorded by Ogun state at ensuring food sufficiency, industrialization and economic development…

Small scale indigenous manufacturers are ramping up operations to grow their share of the chocolate market from less than one percent to about five percent. This comes against the background of growing increase in consumer demand for…

Contrary to the belief that China and Australia’s entry into cocoa production possesses a threat to West African growers, farmers in Africa’s biggest economy are optimistic that the break-in by both countries will be beneficial to them.…