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ACCRA, July 4 (Xinhua) – Fierce preparations are under way for Ghana to plead for its cocoa at the upcoming Shanghai International Import Expo (Shanghai Expo) in November, said Wednesday an official in Xinhua. Noah Amenya, Ghana's chief public affairs officer Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), said the cocoa market regulator would be part of Ghana's representation at the expo where its booths would present the cocoa brand and cocoa from Ghana to provide market information. "We will take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Chinese market," he said, adding that COCOBOD would go hand in hand with some processors who would also take advantage of the show to identify supply avenues in the market. Chinese.
Already, Genertec, a Chinese company, buys cocoa in Ghana for its quality chocolates, and Amenya thought it could be built on.
"Our presence there will help Genertec to expose the industry more. According to him, Ghanaian cocoa is already gaining ground in China as COCOBOD's general director made frequent visits to China, which resulted in numerous supply demands.
Governments of Ghana and China have begun talks on the installation of a new cocoa processing plant in Sefwi Wiawso, 398 km from northwest of the capital
for its cocoa beans in response to the volatility of world cocoa prices.
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