National President of the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, CFAN, Mr. Adeola Adegoke, says Nigeria’s vision of doubling the premium cocoa beans Ivory-coast and Ghana are jointly producing is achievable before 2026.
According to him, all that is needed is for smallholder farmers to be supported by cocoa producing state governments to irrigate cocoa farms all year round.
Additionally, members of the National Cocoa Management Committee, inaugurated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, are calling for the establishment of the National Cocoa Board.
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Rising from its meeting in Akure, Ondo State capital, the body noted that the National Cocoa Board is essential, and its establishment will further improve cocoa production in Nigeria.
The members at the meeting also discussed the need to mitigate the impending European Union Regulation Compliance on Deforestation, EUDR, threats to the Cocoa sector in Nigeria and how to guarantee a robust and transparent cocoa sector.
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