Nigeria’s cocoa farmers and exporters have earned about N179 billion from export of raw cocoa beans in 2018, according to data obtained by BusinessDay from the International Cocoa Association (ICCO).
The average price of cocoa for 2018 season was $2,294 per Metric Ton, and Nigeria’s productio
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Josephine Okojie
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
