Japanese investor to build cocoa factory in Gorontalo
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Japanese investor Tokyo Food and Kanimatsu Corporation is keen to build a cocoa processing factory in Boalemo District, Gorontalo Province, Vice Governor of Gorontalo Idris Rahim stated.
The Gorontalo provincial administration welcomes and supports the Japanese investors plans to process cocoa crops in the area, although the factory will be on a small scale, Rahim remarked here on Thursday.
“The supply of cocoa beans will not come solely from Boalemo District but also from several districts in Gorontalo, such as Pohuwato, Bone Bolango, and Gorontalo,” he revealed.
Cocoa beans will also be sourced from South Bolaang Mongondow and East Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi Province, and Central Sulawesi, he added.
He expressed hope that the factory would continue to develop in line with the increase in cocoa production in Gorontalo.
“We hope the factory built by the Japanese investor would improve economic growth and prosperity of the locals,” the vice governor said.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific Japanese companies are involved in the proposed cocoa factory project?
Which specific Japanese companies are involved in the proposed cocoa factory project?
The Japanese investor group keen to build the cocoa processing factory consists of Tokyo Food and Kanimatsu Corporation. They are planning to establish the facility in Boalemo District, Gorontalo Province.
Q.Where will the factory source its cocoa beans from, beyond the immediate district?
Where will the factory source its cocoa beans from, beyond the immediate district?
Cocoa beans for the factory will be supplied from several districts within Gorontalo, including Pohuwato, Bone Bolango, and Gorontalo. Additional sources will be South Bolaang Mongondow and East Bolaang Mongondow in North Sulawesi, and Central Sulawesi.
Q.What is the expected scale of the cocoa processing factory?
What is the expected scale of the cocoa processing factory?
The Vice Governor of Gorontalo, Idris Rahim, stated that the planned cocoa processing factory will be on a small scale. Despite this, the provincial administration fully supports the initiative.
Q.What are the local government's main aspirations for the new factory?
What are the local government's main aspirations for the new factory?
The Gorontalo provincial administration hopes the factory will contribute to improving economic growth and the prosperity of local residents. They also wish for the factory to expand as cocoa production in Gorontalo increases.
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