Nigeria lost ‘cocoa crown’ and chocolate scheme died after Obasanjo left office — Iyama, ex- President, Cocoa Association of Nigeria
Association of Nigeria, CAN, Dr Victor Iyama, bares his mind on the slow pace of the cocoa industry, saying Nigeria can emerge a global leader of cocoa production if properly positioned.
As for cash crops, it is even easier if we do the needful. Like in cocoa, for example, apart from planting more, the old moribund farms can be grafted or replaced because if the old moribund farms are replaced, our cocoa can get up to 800,000 metric tonnes but there are new varieties now that take us two and a half years, and if we concentrate on that, we provide the enabling environment, our farms will not just be in the bush, there should be facilities in farm settlements.
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