KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, which is among the world’s top five exporters of cocoa powder, is seeking to reduce its reliance on bean imports and boost its cultivation in an effort towards developing made-in-Malaysia chocolate brands.
The government has provided an allocation of RM9.5mil to revitalise cocoa cultivation in 2,126ha of land in the country, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.
