Agriculture
Noutchogouin Group inaugurates CFA5bn animal feed production plant in Yaoundé
Minister of Livestock, Fisheries, and Animal Industries (Minepia), Dr. Taïga, inaugurated a new modern and automated animal feed production plant in...
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Cameroon's red cocoa nears labeling as OAPI awaits coloration analysis
The Cameroon red cocoa, listed in 2019 as a product eligible for geographical indication (GI), has progressed towards labeling by the African Intellectual...
Cameroon, FAO sign $2.7mln deal to support smallholder farmers
Cameroon and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed a framework agreement worth over CFA1.617 billion (about $2,731,076) to support...
Cameroon Investment Forum 2024 focuses on import-substitution policies and private sector concerns
The fourth edition of the Cameroon Investment Forum (CIF), organized by the Investment Promotion Agency (API), kicked off on April 17 in Douala, the...
Cameroon plans CFA2bn in cocoa quality bonuses for 2020-2022 seasons
During a press conference held in Yaoundé on April 16, 2024, Cameroon's Minister of Commerce announced that the government plans to distribute a total of...
Cameroon launches cocoa quality bonus program for farmers amid market fluctuations
Cameroon has initiated the registration process for cocoa producers eligible for a quality bonus, starting from April 16. The information made public by...
Cameroon exported 657.3 tons of palm oil in 2022, despite production shortfall
Cameroon, grappling with a chronic shortage of palm oil production, exported 657.3 tons of the commodity in 2022. This export generated about 713.6...
Fire at Sodecoton's Maroua facility destroys 1,500 tons of cotton
On the afternoon of April 9, a devastating fire broke out at the Sodecoton factory in Maroua, located in Cameroon's Far North region. The incident led to...
Cameroon's banana exports drop 26% YoY in March, driven by PHP's sharp decline
Cameroon's banana exports experienced a significant drop in March 2024, with shipments totaling 14,208 tons, down 26% compared to March 2023. According...
Cameroon launches 2024 agricultural campaign amid climate and cost challenges
Cameroon's Minister of Agriculture, Gabriel Mbairobe, officially launched the 2024 agricultural campaign on April 5. The ceremony took place in the...
Cameroon announces significant investment to strengthen onion industry
The Cameroonian government plans to spend close to half a billion FCFA to build four agricultural storage warehouses in the northern regions. Two of them...
Cameroon's cocoa sector boasts record earnings of over CFA460bn in 2022 amid export surge
Cameroon's cocoa and its derivatives have brought substantial earnings to the sector, with exports generating a total of CFA463.6 billion in 2022,...
Sodecoton compensates communities ahead of 11th cotton ginning factory construction near Maroua
The Cotton Development Corporation (Sodecoton), a giant in the agro-industrial sector across the three northern regions of Cameroon, has commenced...
Cameroon govt approves plan for cereal stock enhancement to fight food insecurity
On March 22, 2024, the Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee of Experts (COTIE), tasked with evaluating the readiness of public investment project...
Controversial cassava cultivation project in Cameroon sparks social media outrage
Albert Nanga Dang, the Prefect of the Haute Sanaga department, is set to chair a crucial meeting on April 2, 2024, in Nanga-Eboko, within Cameroon's...
Cameroon faces livestock production challenges amid April 2024 heatwave
Cameroon’s National Meteorological Directorate recently issued its Livestock Weather Assistance Bulletin, forecasting temperatures ranging between 35 and...
CDC's banana exports hit second lowest in a year amid market struggles
Cameroon’s agro-industrial company CDC exported only 1,890 tons of bananas in February 2024, according to figures released by the Banana Association of...
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...
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