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.
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Uzo Igweike
Oludasile ati Alakoso, Loom Chocolate
Hi gbogbo eniyan, orukọ mi ni Uzo Igweike (
@loomchocolate lori Instagram). Mo n gbe ni Abuja, Nigeria. Mo ṣiṣẹ bi Alamọran SAP ERP fun ọdun 12 ṣaaju ṣiṣe ipinnu lati dojukọ ṣiṣe ṣiṣe chocolate, eyiti o fun mi ni aye lati ṣẹda ati akoko pupọ pupọ pẹlu awọn ọmọbinrin mi. Mo ṣiṣẹ ni akọkọ pẹlu koko Nigeria ati pe Mo nifẹ ṣiṣe awọn ifipa ifisi pẹlu awọn irugbin ti o dagba ni orilẹ-ede Naijiria.
Iyin Akinlabi-Oladimeji
Bawoni gbogbo eniyan! Inu pupọ dun lati ṣafikun si ẹgbẹ yii. Oruko mi ni Iyin Akinlabi -Oladimeji. Mo jẹ ọmọ orilẹ -ede Naijiria, ti n gbe lọwọlọwọ ni AMẸRIKA. Mo kọ nipa iṣẹ ọwọ/ni ìrísí lati fi aaye si aaye diẹ diẹ sii ju ọdun kan sẹhin ati pe o ni atilẹyin !! Mo n ṣiṣẹ lọwọlọwọ lori iṣẹ akanṣe kan lati ṣe iṣelọpọ chocolate ni Nigeria, ati ta ni AMẸRIKA. Inudidun gaan lati sopọ pẹlu gbogbo rẹ!