KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is the country's main producer of cocoa beans, accounting for 57 percent of the 3,444 hectares under cocoa cultivation in Malaysia, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Siti Aminah Aching.
She said the state also contributed to the production of cocoa beans for premium chocolate including Bean-To-Bar chocolate Single Origin chocolate and Artisanal Chocolate which are produced by cocoa farmers in Kota Marudu and Keningau.
"The potential for cocoa cultivation in this state can be further promoted and developed. Therefore encouragement needs to be given to growers through research assistance and advisory services to continue to improve the quality of their cocoa plants," she said in a statement here today.
