Speaking on behalf of the ICCO, Senior Economist Loke Fong Han emphasised the interdependence of all stakeholders and the fact that each component in the chain is vital to the future sustainability of the cocoa sector.He advocated better co-ordination of initiatives and national policies, and increasing crop and farm diversification in his presentation. Improving quality and branding cocoa origins were steps leading to increased value for cocoa bean production, he said, and would help producing countries and farmers to move up the chain rather than merely producing beans for export.
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