Over 300,000 tonnes of cocoa was exported from Nigeria in 2017, Dara Akala, the executive director, the Partnership in the Niger Delta, (PIND) said.

Dara Akala, according to media report seen by business a.m., said this in Akure, Ondo State capital, during the Cocoa Value Chain Study Validation Workshop. “2017 saw an increase in the quantity of cocoa exported from Nigeria rising from about 250,000 tonnes exported in 2016 to more than 300,000 tonnes in 2017”, he said.