Agriculture
Cameroon cocoa hits record prices amid global demand surge
During a collective cocoa sale on March 5, 2024, in Abong-Mbang, a key cocoa-producing area in Eastern Cameroon, producer prices per kilogram soared to a...OCP Africa renews commitment to Cameroon’s agricultural sector
OCP Africa, the agro-oriented subsidiary of the Moroccan OCP Group, announced the renewal of its partnership with Cameroon's Ministry of Agriculture and...Cameroon’s Banana Exports Reach All-Time High in January 2024
Cameroon's banana exports reached 22,721 tons in January 2024, marking a substantial 25.5% increase from the 18,101 tons shipped to the global market in...CDC faces workforce exodus and financial strain amid ongoing Anglophone crisis
Between 2021 and 2022, the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), a state-owned agro-industrial enterprise operating banana, oil palm, and rubber...Cameroonian customs seizes 18.4 tons of cocoa beans bound for Nigeria
On January 25, Cameroonian customs intercepted a shipment of 18.4 tons of cocoa beans intended for smuggling to Nigeria through the Idenau port in the...Olam Food Ingredients, ofi Cameroon Backs ‘Top Employer’ Certification
Prominent agribusiness company, Olam Food Ingredients, ofi Cameroon has been awarded the prestigious "Top Employer 2024" certification from the...Humanitarian crisis looms as elephants destroy crops, threatening food security in Cameroon
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Cameroon issued a worrisome report revealing that nearly a million people...Cameroonian cocoa prices hit a new high as Telcar Cocoa secures record purchase
In a recent collective sale event held on January 20 in Meyomessala, Southern Cameroon, Telcar Cocoa, a local trader affiliated with the American company...Olam Agri recognised as a Top Employer 2024 in Cameroon
The Top Employers Institute has recognised Olam Agri as a Top Employer in Cameroon as well as in seven other countries including Australia, Senegal,...Ngoulemakong inaugurates first of eight cassava processing plants in 2024 initiative
On January 12, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbairobe, officially inaugurated the cassava industrial processing plant of the...Cameroon’s CDC accumulates CFA35 billion in salary arrears at the end of June 2023, despite govt aid
Despite resuming operations in 2020 after a suspension in September 2018 due to the Anglophone crisis, CDC continues to struggle with paying its...Cameroon invests CFA10.5bn to boost rural food security
On June 15, the government of Cameroon and the French embassy initiated the Cameroon Rural Food Security Support Project (Secal) in Yaoundé. Funded with...Cameroon’s coffee gains popularity in the Maghreb and Eurozone
Cameroon is still a small player in coffee production and marketing on the global market. Despite holding the 54th position worldwide in sales volume,...Cameroon: An impactful minor player in global trade
Last year, Cameroon only covered 0.002% of the global market share, according to the report just released by the Competitiveness Committee, a specialized...Cameroon's stakeholders finalize creation of cotton interprofession
From November 23 to 26, 2023, stakeholders in the cotton sector, including the Cotton Development Company (Sodecoton), the National Confederation of...Poultry industry in Cameroon faces disagreements over chicken pricing
The Cameroon Poultry Interprofessional Association (Ipavic) sent a letter on October 23 to sector players, informing them of its intention to standardize...Cocoa price peaks at CFA2,000 per kg in Cameroon, its 7th increase in 3 months
The price ceiling for cocoa beans in Cameroon has peaked at CFA2,000 since November 10. This is the 7th increase in three months. On November 7, the price...Ceneema expands budget for arable land project pilot phase
The pilot phase of the arable land development project, as outlined in a framework signed on May 17, 2023, between the Ministry of Agriculture (Minader)...CDC bolsters banana industry in October 2023, with exports surging by 58%
The Cameroon Development Corporation, the second-largest employer in the country after the central administration, exported a shipment of 2,586 tons of...Safacam distributed nearly CFA500mln in dividends in 2022
The African Agricultural Forestry Company of Cameroon (Safacam), which specializes in palm oil and rubber production and sales, distributed an estimated...AfDB launches TAAT-phase 2 in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB) officially launched the second phase of its Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation- TAAT in Cameroon....Cameroon regulates chicken and egg prices to fight market speculation
The Cameroonian government is taking measures to set fair prices for chicken and eggs across the country. According to information reported on October 23...Cameroon, and Russia mull over creating a coffee exchange
Cameroon’s trade minister, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, and the Russian ambassador to Cameroon, Anatoly Bashkin, have relaunched the project to create a...Cameroon govt tightens cocoa sector anti-smuggling measures
The Cameroonian government is working on new regulations to combat the illegal export of cocoa beans in the country. Many observers believe the...Cameroon govt, WFP partner on food security program in vulnerable regions
The Cameroonian government and the World Food Program signed a partnership on September 29 to implement a food security project for vulnerable communities...Cameroon: Cocoa prices surge to CFA1,700 per kg in third consecutive hike
A third consecutive increase in just two weeks brought cocoa farm gate prices in Cameroon to CFA1,700 for the upper cap and CFA1,600 for the lower...Cameroon: Attack on public agribusiness site Pamol leaves four dead
Public agribusiness unit Pamol Plantations Plc, which operates palm plantations in the Southwest region of Cameroon, confirmed an attack on its facilities...Credit facilities up to CFA250mln available for the plantain sector
The Cameroonian government is making credit facilities ranging from CFA10 million to CFA250 million available to players in the plantain sector. The...Cameroon: Cocoa farm gate prices up again, in just a week
Cocoa farm gate prices in Cameroon’s production areas rose again to CFA1,550 per kg for the lower limit and CFA1,650 for the upper cap. This price update,...Agriculture Minister bans use of Ethephon to ripen plantains
The Cameroonian Minister of Agriculture, Gabriel Mbairobe (pictured), issued a note earlier this week calling on plantain producers to stop using Ethephon...Southwest cocoa sales slump 40% yoy amid insecurity and smuggling to Nigeria
The Southwest region of Cameroon only accounted for 21.17% of the volume of cocoa beans acquired in the production basins during the 2022-23 season....
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