"For #Africa to experience a take-off, the economic structures have to change. It can be realised by promoting local manufacturing that drives value addition of major commodities like cocoa & gold." #governance #globadev #SDGshttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/africa-growing-rising-stephen-yeboah/?trackingId=SYoTxq2SIX3A9Aqdtd8ihQ%3D%3D …
Yet most chocolate manufacturing centres have managed without the advantage of being centres of cocoa farming. So it is not clear that it is an added advantage! e.g. @cesifoti 's work on product space depending on capabilities
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Certainly, there are benefits to adding value to
#cocoa: bringing economic spin-offs to#Switzerland, the Netherlands, US. etc. It can be done in#Africa too. This is why governments are beginning to rethink the whole chain, not just producing and exporting raw beans. -
Right but'$100bn market' - big chunk is retailing, then manufacturing (inc branding, blending, cost of other ingredients etc.. ) Value add at processing/grinding not huge - Maybe cocoa producing countries can be competitive in other parts of chain but theres not $100bn in it!pic.twitter.com/GFqX42PeR6
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