Nigeria
Cocoa is the leading agricultural export of the country and Nigeria is currently the world's fourth largest producer of cocoa, after Ivory Coast, Indonesia and Ghana. Nigeria produced approximately 238 thousand tons of cocoa beans in 2012/2013 and is expected to produce 270 thousand tons in 2020/2021, with Ondo, Cross River, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, Delta, Osun and Oyo being the major states that produce cocoa.
Read on to learn more about Uzo Ugweike of Loom Chocolate and Nigerian-American, Iyin Akinlabi-Oladimeji, our Cross Atlantic Chocolate Collective team members for Nigeria.
Meet The Team
Uzo Igweike
Founder and CEO, Loom Chocolate
Hi everyone, my name is Uzo Igweike (
@loomchocolate on Instagram). I live in Abuja, Nigeria. I worked as an SAP ERP Consultant for 12 years before deciding to focus on chocolate-making, which gave me an opportunity to create and so much more time with my daughters. I work primarily with Nigerian cocoa and I'm love making inclusion bars with Nigerian-grown produce.
Iyin Akinlabi-Oladimeji
Hi everyone! Very excited to be added to this group. My name is Iyin Akinlabi -Oladimeji. I am Nigerian, currently living in the US. I learned about the craft/bean to bar space just a little over a year ago and got inspired!! I am currently working on a project to produce chocolate in Nigeria, and sell in the US. Really excited to connect with you all!