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    Wednesday, August 22, 2018

    President Buhari Signs 2010 International Cocoa Agreement.

    President Muhammadu Buhari has signed 2010 International Cocoa Agreement.
    This comes as the Federal Executive Council approved Nigeria’s consent on the Cocoa Agreement.

    Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Garba Shehu says the 2010 agreement will build on the successes of the 2001 Agreement by implementing measures to increase the income of cocoa farmers and support producers improve the cocoa economies.
    He said the deal will deliver better quality of cocoa and establish economic and environmental sustainability.

    Among other benefits, the Agreement, he said, is to strengthen cooperation between exporting and importing member countries; improve their cocoa economies through active and better focused project development and strategies for capacity-building.

    The 2010 Agreement is also expected to build on the successes of the 2001 Agreement by “implementing measures leading to an increase in the income of cocoa farmers and by supporting cocoa producers in improving the functioning of their cocoa economies.”

    It will also “deliver cocoa of better quality, take effective account of food-safety issues and help establish social, economic and environmental sustainability, so that farmers are rewarded for producing cocoa that meets ethical and environmental considerations.
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