AKOKO ETADJEME SERVICES LIMITED is duly registered by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the
Corporate Affairs Commission and duly certified as an exporter by Nigerian
Export Promotion Council. The company is located at 163, Yoruba Road Ext Sapele
Delta State, Nigeria. We deal in products like Cocoa, sesame seed, rubber,
cashew nuts and other related products. We are a member of Successedge
Exporters Network.
Cocoa products
are used extensively in the food and pharmaceutical industries.Cocoa powder
and cocoa butter are often mixed with chocolate liquor
(groundcacao seeds), sugar, milk, and other flavors.
Cocoa
solid, cocoa butter, and chocolate are all rich sources of
antioxidants. Epidemiological studies show an inverse association between
the consumption of cocoa and the risk of cardiovascular disease. The
likely mechanisms are antioxidant activity; improvement in endothelial
function, vascular function, and insulin sensitivity; as well as attenuation of
platelet reactivity and reduction in blood pressure.
Providing
employment for a large section of the population, agriculture remains a major
source of economic activity in Nigeria. Nigeria produced 242 000 tonnes of
cocoa in 2008. The National Cocoa Development Committee (NCDC), made up of the
14 cocoa producing states in the country, has distributed new high yield cocoa
seedlings to cocoa farmers, and continues to allow the purchase of chemicals
and inputs at 50% subsidy.
Cocoa
( Theobroma cacao L. ) is a native of Amazon region of South America. The bulk
of it is produced in the tropical areas of the African continent. There are
over 20 species in the genus but the cocoa tree Theobroma cacao is the only one
cultivated widely.
Cocoa
is the second major non-oil foreign exchange earner in Nigeria after leather.
It is produced in fourteen {14} states of the federation namely Ondo,Cross
River, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun, Edo, Kogi, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Abia, Kwara, Ebonyi
and Rivers with an annual production rate of 400,000 metric tons {MT}.
Over
98% of the product is exported and it’s provides means of livelihood and
employment to over five million {5,000,000} people.
In
the year 2005 alone, export revenue from the sales of cocoa amounted to US $
136.7 Million with Netherland, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, USA and Japan
being the major export destination. Other emerging markets include China and
India.
South
West Nigeria is regarded as the cocoa belt of the country, accounting for 70
per cent of Nigeria’s annual production of 242,000 metric tonnes in 2008.
Global
production of cocoa is concentrated effectively in the regions between 10°
North and 10° south of the Equator. Traditionally, cocoa is cultivated in
producing countries and sold for export in the form of beans. Importing
countries then process the beans, transforming the raw goods into finished or
semi-finished products (cocoa butter, cocoa liqueur, cocoa powder, etc.).
In
recent years, in an effort to increase the value of exports, some producer
countries, such as the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Brazil, have developed
their own facilities for grinding beans.
World
consumption is estimated at 2 800 000 tons per year. The largest cocoa
importers are Europe (more than 1.2 million tons per year) and the United
States (0.4 million tons per year). The largest importers are Holland, the US,
Germany, Britain and Brazil.
The
return on investment on the trading of cocoa beans is between 10- 25%.
Charcoal is an exportable commodity and we have the
capacity and are willing to export it to any country in the world.
We can be contacted on: +23481633333853, +2348032664358 or
send us an e-mail: akokoetadjemesltd@gmail.com,
isabamckinton52@gmail.com
