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Nigeria’s Cocoa Harvest Set to Rise 7% in 2024-25 Season

Nigerian Cocoa Harvest. © Unsplash
  • Output expected to reach 300,000 metric tons following favourable weather
  • Farmers rejuvenate plantations as global prices surge

Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s cocoa production is forecast to grow as much as 7% to 300,000 metric tons in the 2024-25 season, driven by a good main crop harvest and improved farming practices. Adeola Adegoke, president of the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), highlighted the factors underpinning the increase in a phone interview from Akure, a cocoa-trading hub in the country’s southwest.

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