Managing Director, Cocoa Products Limited, Ile
Oluji, Akin Olusuyi, has urged the Federal Government and governments of cocoa
producing states to show greater commitment to production of the crop for
economic prosperity.
Olusuji spoke on Friday during a media forum on
cocoa beverage at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan.
He said the call was necessary considering the
economic and nutritional values of the crop.
A cocoa researcher at CRIN, Olayiwola Olubamiwa,
said the health and economic value of cocoa was immense.
He explained that the insulin produced after
ingesting cocoa powder was more active and better at preventing high blood
glucose level preceding diabetes.
Olubamiwa added that the food product was good for
patients with breast cancer and persistent coughs, adding that public awareness
was necessary to carry the public along.
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