{
  "id": 15150798,
  "title": "General : Malaysia Eyes Sarawak Cocoa Expansion To Reduce Import Dependence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/general-malaysia-eyes-sarawak-cocoa-expansion-to-reduce-import",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:49:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2621718"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MELAKA, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Sarawak could strengthen the country’s cocoa industry by expanding cultivation areas and producing higher-value chocolate products, helping narrow the supply gap in dried cocoa beans, which currently relies heavily on imports, over the next two to three years.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}