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| First cocoa international conference at Abuja, Nigeria |
The stage for the 1st international cocoa
conference holding at Nicon Luxury, Abuja is getting set for the four days
intensive brainstorming sessions for the way forward to reposition the
dwindling productivity of the produce in Nigeria as many participants from the
other countries of the world are already arriving for the summit.
Food Farm News’ visit to the event venue yesterday showed
that intensive preparation for the conference was already ongoing as exhibitors
were seen putting detachable structures in place for the convenient display of
their products to prospective stakeholders in the value chains for patronage.
Among the people seen at the venue are National
President, Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN) Mr. Sayina Riman, the Director of
Inspectorate Director, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
(FMITI), Mrs Opelolu Opeewe with her team and other artisans putting the
electronic and detachable structures in place for exhibitors against the proper
event taking of tomorrow.
The conference is said to be expecting President Muhammadu
Buhari as father of farmers to declare the event open together with his
ministers of FMITI, Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah, state minster, Mrs. Aisha Abubakar,
and Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh,but there is no clear indication whether His Excellency
will be attending until tomorrow according to a source who would want his name
to be disclosed.
The speakers and discussant for today’s event according to
CAN president, Mr. Sayina Riman are Vice President, Head of Sustainability and
chairman of cocoa Horizon Foundation, Mr. Nicko Debenham, Vice President, Cocoa
Nigeria Olam International Limited, Anant Patil and chief of party, and senior
technical adviser on policy and governance in the world cocoa foundation
(WCF)-African Cocoa Initiative Sona Ebai, and jayson Schwart, LLM Organic Potash
corporation, Toronto, Canada who have already arrived Abuja from their
different destinations.
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