Osinbajo, others to chart path to cocoa industry sustenance

At the 2022 National Cocoa Festival, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will lead agricultural sector stakeholders in a discussion about sustainable methods to strengthen the nation’s cocoa industry value chain.Information Guide Nigeria

The festival is organised by the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria in partnership with the Ondo State Government, CAN, FMARD, FMITI, Harvestfield Industry Limited, CRIN, Ondo State Cocoa Council, and the Ooni of Ife Outreach. It is set to take place in Akure, Ondo state on October 13, 2022. Professor Oguntade of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, will serve as the keynote speaker for the session on “Stakeholders’ Collaboration to Make Nigeria Cocoa Industry Sustainable” (FUTA).

The discussion on repositioning the cocoa industry to increase revenue at the state and federal levels will also include the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Muhammad Mahmood Abubakar; the Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Niyi Adebayo; and the Managing Director, Starlink Global and Ideal Limited, Adeyemi Adeniji.

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Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, will be honoured at the occasion, and his Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, will also be invested.
Prince Martins Awofisayo, managing director of Harvestfield Industries Limited, will deliver the keynote presentation. During the ceremony, the Yoruba edition of the Cocoa GAP Handbook and the Cocoa Academy Centre will both be officially launched.

The discussion on repositioning the cocoa industry to increase revenue at the state and federal levels will also include the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Muhammad Mahmood Abubakar; the Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Niyi Adebayo; and the Managing Director, Starlink Global and Ideal Limited, Adeyemi Adeniji.

Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, will be honoured at the occasion, and his Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, will also be invested.

Prince Martins Awofisayo, managing director of Harvestfield Industries Limited, will deliver the keynote presentation. During the ceremony, the Yoruba edition of the Cocoa GAP Handbook and the Cocoa Academy Centre will both be officially launched.

The National President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), the President of the Cocoa Association of Nigeria, the President of the Confederation of Commodities Association of Nigeria, the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, and the International Cocoa Sustainability Stakeholders are some of the others.

The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), and the Bank of Agriculture are among the organisations that are anticipated to attend the event.JAMB Result

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