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Nigeria sets sights on cocoa processing as global prices soar

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  • Vice President Shettima pushes shift from raw exports to processing
  • Cocoa prices hit record highs, opening opportunities for Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria is setting its sights on expanding cocoa production and building local processing capacity to capture the full value chain of the key chocolate ingredient, Vice President Kashim Shettima said.

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