A British company will in the days ahead provide its expertise in the manufacturing of quality chocolate and related products.The disclosure was made at the head office of the South West Farmers’ Cooperative Union, SOWEFCU, to the visiting British High Commissioner to Cameroon, H.E Matt Woods, by the Managing Director, MD, of the newly constructed hauling factory in Kumba, Dr Ndue Stephen, on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Dr Ndue said recently some members of the South West Association of Cooperative Unions, SWACU, made up of four cooperative unions, had talks in Douala with the British partner to concretise the partnership for effective work to commence.
According to him, the factory is expected to transform 30,000 tonnage of cocoa in the tertiary industry so as to add the value of cocoa.
The intention, he added, is to improve the standard of living of farmers as transformation of cocoa into powder will go a long way to increase the price of cocoa per kilogramme.
The MD hinted that a meeting involving the various stakeholders has been scheduled for May 15, 2026, during which issues on improving the state of activities of the new industry will be discussed.
