The Abia State Government says it will revitalise the state-owned cocoa processing industry to boost the production of the commodity and enhance the economic fortunes of the state.
The State Deputy Governor, Ikechukwu Emetu, announced this on Tuesday during a meeting with the members of the State Cocoa Transformation Committee in Umuahia.
He said that Nigeria was the largest exporter of cocoa after Côte d’Ivoire; hence the state government was poised to explore the entire value chain in producing and processing the commodity.
