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flag Twin brothers open Ivory Coast cocoa factory to boost local processing and economic growth.

flag Twin brothers Fousseni and Alahassane Diakite launched a cocoa processing factory in Divo, Ivory Coast, aiming to increase local value addition in a country that produces more cocoa than any other but processes only about 40%. flag Their facility, with a current annual capacity of 36,000 tons and a goal of 80,000 tons, produces affordable chocolate and spreads using renewable energy and traceable sourcing. flag Built from a cooperative of over 4,000 farmers, the business creates jobs, processes cocoa for food and non-food uses, and supports national economic goals despite challenges like high startup costs and skilled labor shortages. flag The initiative reflects broader efforts to keep more cocoa value within the country amid record government prices for farmers.

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