Cocoa farming pulls Nigerians out of poverty
By Al Jazeera
17 August 2016 |
8:00 am
Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up. The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria.
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Good news
Let’s continue to hustle the little crude oil in the niger delta abeg.
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