Johnvents founder describes a push to expand Nigerian cocoa processing
In a Premium Times interview, John Alamu discussed investment in cocoa and cashew processing, farmer support and the challenge of building value-added agribusiness in Nigeria.
- Publish date: 2026-10-17
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Premium Times
- Reading time: 1 min read
Johnvents founder describes a push to expand Nigerian cocoa processing
In a Premium Times interview, John Alamu discussed investment in cocoa and cashew processing, farmer support and the challenge of building value-added agribusiness in Nigeria.
Alamu said the company grew from work with farmers and commodity trading into processing and consumer products. He pointed to finance, market access, ageing cocoa trees and quality as issues for the wider sector.