Despite the fact that Africa produces about 75 percent of global cocoa beans, less than five percent of the wealth from the value chain is retained in the continent.
Cocoa is the major input for the production of chocolates and top global chocolate makers source their beans from Africa, with Nige
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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.
