{"id":72912,"date":"2025-08-12T12:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=72912"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:15:42","slug":"fg-hosts-nigeria-eu-cocoa-roundtable-on-eudr-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/08\/12\/fg-hosts-nigeria-eu-cocoa-roundtable-on-eudr-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Hosts Nigeria-EU Cocoa Roundtable on EUDR Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Onilede Titi Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a push to meet the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), deadline, the Federal Government convened a high-level Nigeria-EU Cocoa Roundtable on EUDR Compliance in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by the Office of the Vice President, the meeting brought together senior policymakers, EU representatives, cocoa producers, exporters, development partners, and civil society organizations to align Nigeria\u2019s cocoa value chain with global sustainability standards.<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders reaffirmed their commitment to full compliance with the EUDR, which mandates that all cocoa exports to the EU must be traceable, legally produced, and free from deforestation since December 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>With the EU accounting for over 60% of Nigeria\u2019s cocoa export market, participants stressed that adherence is essential for environmental protection and continued market access.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kingsley Uzoma, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agribusiness and Productivity Enhancement, emphasized cocoa\u2019s pivotal role in Nigeria\u2019s economic transformation and green economy strategy, citing recent export growth as evidence of the sector\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n<p>Ajayi Olutobaba, representing the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, highlighted ongoing initiatives to develop a unified national traceability system.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Jumoke Oduwole described the compliance drive as both a challenge and an opportunity for Nigeria, Africa\u2019s fourth-largest cocoa exporter.<\/p>\n<p>Participants called for enhanced technical support, improved access to financing, and stronger institutional coordination to ensure a smooth transition to EUDR-aligned operations.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwo Osho, Sustainability Manager at Tulip Cocoa Processes Ltd., underscored the urgent need for clear definitions of protected land boundaries to prevent deforestation-related farming activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onilede Titi Faith In a push to meet the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), deadline, the Federal Government convened a high-level Nigeria-EU Cocoa Roundtable on EUDR Compliance in Abuja. Organized by the Office of the Vice President, the meeting brought together senior policymakers, EU representatives, cocoa producers, exporters, development partners, and civil society organizations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":72913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72914,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72912\/revisions\/72914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}