Ghana will defend its cocoa at the Shanghai Expo: official – Xinhua

Visitors see cocoa beans at a booth at the Ghana Cocoa Festival in Accra, capital of Ghana, on September 28, 2013. (Xinhua / Seth Gafah)

ACCRA, July 5 ( Xinhua [19659004] ] – Fierce preparations are underway for Ghana to plead for its cocoa at the upcoming Shanghai International Expo (Shanghai Expo) in November, said Wednesday Xinhua to Noah Amenya Public Affairs Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (1965-19003), stated that the regulator of the cocoa market would be part of Ghana's representation at the Expo where its booths would present the brand Ghana and "We will take advantage of the opportunity to make inroads in the Chinese market", he revealed, adding that COCOBOD would go hand in hand with some processors who also take advantage of the salon to identify

Already, Genertec a Chinese company buys cocoa in Ghana for its quality chocolates, and Amenya believed that it could be exploited.

] "Our presence there will help Genertec to further expose the industry to their consumers," he added.

Ghanaian cocoa, according to him, is already gaining ground in China as CEO) COCOBOD made frequent visits to China, which resulted in numerous requests for supplies.

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The West African exporter of cocoa, gold and oil was looking for new markets for its cocoa beans in response to volatile world prices. cocoa.