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Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday underscored the need for Federal Government to support cocoa processing company, Ede and other cocoa processing firms in Nigeria.
The lawmakers also urged the present administration to establish a National Cocoa Processing Intervention Fund and resuscitate the Nigerian Cocoa Processing Industry.
The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Bamidele Salam, who called for the House intervention with the view to address myriad of challenges facing the operators.
In his lead debate, Hon. Salam observed that the Cocoa Processing Company, Ede, Osun State was established in 1982 to process and refine cocoa from harvest to finished products of a high standard for exportation.