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Africa must prioritise processing cocoa locally or lose billions – CEO, Cocoa Marketing Company

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Africa must prioritise processing cocoa locally or lose billions – CEO, Cocoa Marketing CompanyChief Executive Officer of the Cocoa Marketing Company of Ghana (CMC), Dr Wisdom Kofi Dogbey, has made a strong and urgent case for Africa to fundamentally restructure its cocoa industry by prioritising integrated agro-industrial value creation, warning that continued reliance on raw cocoa exports is costing the continent billions in lost revenue, jobs, and economic transformation opportunities.
 
Speaking at the 2026 Africa Trade Summit, under the theme “Africa Agribusiness Industry Insights,” Dr Dogbey delivered a keynote address focused on the cocoa sector, describing it as both the backbone of Ghana’s economy and a largely underutilised engine for industrial growth across Africa.

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