Poku-Diaby Targets Cocoa Value-Chain Upgrade With Afreximbank Backing

Ghanaian entrepreneur Poku-Diaby is pursuing a move up the cocoa value chain with financial support from Afreximbank, targeting expanded local cocoa processing capacity. The development signals a concrete local value-chain investment in Ghana's cocoa sector at a time when Ivory Coast exporters are separately reporting difficulties with EU deforestation traceability requirements.