Cocoa

The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to revamp the cocoa research institute in Nigeria in the bid to complement the country's economic diversification policy.The resolution…

THE Cross River Cocoa Board has said it has set up a Task Force to recover the over N700 million owed the state in the past four years by Cocoa lease farmers. The Acting Chairman of the board, Mr Oscar Ofuka, disclosed this on Monday after…

NO fewer than 400,000 cocoa seedlings and 25,000 cashew seedlings were distributed by Ondo state government to farmers across the 18 local government areas of the state.Speaking during the distribution of the seedlings, the state…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed regrets over the neglect of the cocoa sector over the years, saying his administration will work to reposition it and other non-oil export commodities.Buhari said this at the First…

The chairman of Shanghai Golden Monkey Group, Mr Qisan Zhao over the weekend disclosed that his company was ready to invest N10billion into the economy of Osun State through cocoa processing and production.Zhao made this disclosure in…

It was designed to be part of the activities, marking the  first year coronation anniversary of the Jegun of Ile Oluji, Oba Oluwole Adetimehin, the community’s monarch, who ascended the throne, a year ago, following the demise of Oba…

In line with the mandate handed out by the Executive Director of Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Mr Segun Awolowo, to increase the quantity of cocoa production in Nigeria, the Council in Ondo State has developed strategy to ensure…