Agriterra Ltd : Expansion and development of cocoa operations
- 4-traders
- 19 September 2013
UK-based Agriterra, which controls 21,000 ha of farmland in Africa, provides an update on its 3,200 ha cocoa plantation in Sierra Leone.
UK-based Agriterra, which controls 21,000 ha of farmland in Africa, provides an update on its 3,200 ha cocoa plantation in Sierra Leone.
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