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Article: Poor Quality Ruins Nigerian Cocoa in World Market
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 15, 1996
CopyrightCopyright 1996 Xinhua English Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Nigeria, one of the world's leading cocoa producers and
exporters,
has witnessed a diminishing share in the international market
because
of the poor quality of its cocoa.
According to the Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), the
country's
cocoa export to Europe in 1994 had a high moisture content and poor
quality preparation, making it unacceptable.
The output of cocoa in Nigeria has been on the decline in recent
years. This, together with the problem of low quality, has drawn
concern from major producers and dealers in the country.
At a recent meeting held here on cocoa production and export,
participants blamed the problem of poor quality on the
liberalization
of cocoa export effected ten ...