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Cacao farmers, and officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Cocoa Company met on Tuesday.
Cacao farmers, and officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Cocoa Company met on Tuesday.

Cocoa Company to compensate farmers as operation ends abruptly

The St. Vincent Cocoa Company (SVCC) on Tuesday outlined to farmers the compensation they will receive after the firm announced last week that it will end its operations here by…

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A farmer poses with an 18-month-old cocoa plant. Amajaro has ceased operations in SVG. (Photo: SVCC/Facebook)
A farmer poses with an 18-month-old cocoa plant. Amajaro has ceased operations in SVG. (Photo: SVCC/Facebook)

St. Vincent Cocoa Company ceases operation

The 19 employees of the St. Vincent Cocoa Company have been thrown on the breadline, while the investments of several farmers remain uncertain as the company informed the government this…

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