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Feb
Government Stepping Up Support For Cocoa Processing - Bawumia Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawamia, says government has stepped up efforts to support local entrepreneurs and businesses that have interest and expertise in cocoa value addition. Speaking at the launch of the National Chocolate Week in Accra, a celebration marked under the auspices of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Ghana Tourism Authority and Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, he said Ghana has an ambitious target of raising local consumption of cocoa and cocoa products, and increasing processing of cocoa. “There are various efforts to ease the setting up of cocoa processing companies, to…