Agriculture
Cameroon: NGOs’ massive cereal purchases inflate prices in the Far-north
In the last few days, it has become hard for residents in the Far North region of Cameroon to purchase maize, sorghum, or millet since the prices of these...
The ONACC warns of heavy rainfalls and high risks of gutters overflowing
Cameroon renounces the concession of more than 130,000 ha of forest area in the Littoral
Vallée du Ntem: Residents oppose Neo Industry’s planned investment
Cameroon: Cocoa prices drop below XAF1,000 for the first time since Q1-2019
Since late July 2020, the average coca prices per kilogram in production areas in Cameroon has dropped below XAF1,000. According to système d’information...
Cameroon authorizes the duty-free importation of 200,000 tons of rice to build up reserves
To build its rice reserve and cover the national demand for the rest of 2020, Cameroon has authorized the duty-free importation of 200,000 tons of rice,...
Cameroon plans a revival plan for the tomato sector affected by border closure
Cameroon is currently elaborating on a revival plan for the tomato sector. This was revealed during the inter-ministerial meeting held via videoconference...
Cameroon: The EU provides CFAF10 bln to support transformation in cotton-producing areas
On July 16, in Yaoundé, the Minister of Economy Alamine Ousmane Mey and Hans-Peter Schadek, head of the European Union delegation in Cameroon, signed a...
Cameroon: Banana exports fell by over 13,000 tons YoY to 93,434 tons in H1-2020
Cameroon exported 93,434 tons of banana in the first six months of 2020, according to data compiled by the banana exporters’ association (Assobacam). This...
Cameroon imported a “record, hitherto unheard of” 803,505 tons of rice in 2019
In 2019, ten economic operators imported 803,505 tons of rice into Cameroonian territory, according to an official note from the Ministry of...
CDC reappears on the list of banana exporters after 19 months of absence
Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), the country's second-largest employer after the public administration, exported 301 tons of banana in June 2020,...
Cameroon: Plantain chips producer Delors Leuwing N. wins 3rd edition of Pierre Castel Prize
Delors Leuwing Ngounouo (photo) is the winner of the 3rd edition of Pierre Castel Prize in Cameroon, thanks to his company Mboa Snackery Sarl, which...
Cameroon recorded 500,000 tons of maize deficit in 2019
Cameroon produced 2.3 million tons of maize, according to the information provided by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (Minader) Gabriel...
Cameroon estimates 2020 rice deficit at 436,239 tons
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER) recently provided data on rice production and demand in Cameroon for the 2020 financial year....
Cameroon exported 35,215 tons of coffee during the 2018-2019 season, up 39.1% season-over-season
Cameroon exported 35,215 tons of coffee (7,418 tons of Arabica coffee and 27,797 tons of Robusta coffee) during the 2018-2019 season, the Cocoa-coffee...
Cameroon: Volume of Granulated sugar produced in Q1-2020 was up 19.8% YoY
In Q1-2020, the volume of granulated sugar produced in Cameroon was 57,950 tonnes, according to information provided by operators in the industry....
Sud Cameroun Hévéa SA invests CFAF2 bln to increase its rubber production capacity
Sud Cameroun Hévéa SA (Sudcam), a subsidiary of the Singaporean company Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited, has invested 2 billion FCFA to increase the...
Cameroon: The NCCB forecasts a slight increase in cocoa production during the 2019/2020 campaign
The National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) forecasts a slight 2.2% increase in Cameroon’s cocoa production during the 2019/2020 season. According to the...
Cameroon plans to boost its banana production with CFAF29 bln support to CDC
Cameroon plans to boost its banana production -which recorded a 20.9% drop in Q1-2020- by relaunching the operations of agro-industrial unit Cameroon...
Cameroon: Mideno distributes 15,000 plantain seedlings in the North-West
Plantain producers located in the northwest region of Cameroon recently received a shipment of 15,000 seedlings free of charge. These plants offered by...
Cameroon: Banana exports down 4,000 tons YoY in May 2020
In May 2020, Cameroon’s banana exports took another nosedive after a disappointing first quarter (over 13,000 tons drop in exports), and a revival of...
Sodecoton maintained 8,367 km of rural tracks to transport production during the 2019-2020 campaign
To transport its production from the fields to ginning plants, Sodecoton, an agro-industrial giant operating in the northern part of Cameroon, maintained...
Cameroon’s coton production up 8.36% YoY to 328,448 tons in the 2019-2020 season
This performance is up 8.36% compared to the production during the 2018-2019 season, during which Sodecoton produced 320,062 tons. In actual value, this...
Cameroon: Cocoa purchase prices drop to XAF1150 (max)
Since 27 May 2020, the upper bound of the average price per kilogram of cocoa beans in Cameroon has fallen to XAF1150. Compared to the average of XAF1200...
Cameroon to import 90,000 tons of crude palm oil to guarantee supply for refiners this year
In Cameroon, refined vegetable oil and soap producers plan to import 90,000 tons of crude palm oil to supply refining plants. According to an...
Cameroon: Scet Tunisie-Coba wins XAF1.8 bln contract to rehabilitate rice fields in the Far North
The Scet Tunisia/Coba consortium has just been selected to carry out technical studies for the rehabilitation of the Maga and Yagoua rice fields...
Cameroon: The EU agrees for a 2-year extension of its banana support measures BAM
The European Union recently decided to extend, by 2 years, its Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) programme being implemented in Cameroon over the past 7...
Cameroon: Banana exports up by 2,700 tons YoY in April 2020, despite coronavirus health crisis
In April 2020, Cameroon exported 16,102 tons of banana, according to the banana exporters association Assobacam. Compared with the 13,381 tons it exported...
Cameroon offers bags of fertilizers to boost coffee production in the Northwest
Nearly 35,000 coffee producers, grouped into 13 agricultural cooperatives in Cameroon's North-West region, recently received a shipment of 1,000 bags of...
Cameroon: Government to cover 10% of producers’ plantain banana seedlings need this year
Cameroon’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced the distribution of 1.5 million plantain banana seedlings for the 2020 agricultural...
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