Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is committed to reviving the cocoa industry and the whole agricultural value chain in Nigeria, with a target of moving the sector from mere producer to processor of cocoa on the global stage.
According to Shettima, the administration is putting structures in place to ensure that Nigeria moves from mere producer of cocoa to a processor of cocoa by promoting sustainable cocoa farming and forest preservation.
Shettima stated made the assertions on Monday while playing host to a delegation from the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), led by its President, Chris Vincent, at State House, Abuja.
The vice president stated that it was in a bid to return to the drawing board in respect of revamping the country’s cocoa industry that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) recently approved the establishment of a National Cocoa Management Board (NCMB).
He said, “Let’s walk the talk. We used to be one of the world’s leading cocoa producers, but because of the advent of oil, we have been relegated to the background now.”
