Agriculture

Cameroon cocoa exports slip as harvest tails – Reuters

YAOUNDE, April 18 (Reuters) – Cameroon’s cocoa exports fell 12 percent by end-March from the previous season, data from the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) showed on Wednesday, after a prolonged period of dry weather and caterpillar …

Cameroon arabica coffee exports rise 50 pct – YAHOO!

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon arabica coffee exports rose 50 percent to 541 tonnes from October to March 31 compared with the previous year on increased production boosted by higher coffee prices, regulator National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) said on … Continue reading

Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Sahel David Gressly takes charges – Reliefweb.int

Around 15.6 million people over nine countries – Senegal, the Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad as well as northern parts of Nigeria and Cameroon are already … and 12 percent of the funding for agriculture. ‘People in the … Continue reading

Cameroon Average Cocoa Export Price Rose 3.2% in Week – Businessweek

The average export price for cocoa from Cameroon rose 3.2 percent to 1,066 CFA francs ($2) a kilogram (2.2 pounds) in the week to April 16, according to Bloomberg calculations made using data from the Cocoa and Coffee Board. The … Continue reading

Land grabbing: the new global power play – ABC Online

Chinese multinationals Sino-Cam and Chongqing Seed Corp have leased land from the governments of Cameroon and Tanzania for future rice production. Bahrain has secured agro-fishery reserves in the Philippines. Indian interests are buying palm oil …

Eq. Guinea probes corruption watchdog for slander – Worldnews.com

The country consists of a mainland territory, Río Muni, which is bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to … successive brutal regimes has diminished any potential for agriculture-led growth. Equatorial Guinea is a member of the …

Cameroon farmgate cocoa prices rise on higher demand – Reuters

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Farmgate cocoa prices in Cameroon’s main growing regions rose by up to 15 percent so far in April from the previous month on increased demand from buyers, farmers and local cooperative heads said on Monday. Farmers said … Continue reading

Equatorial Guinea offers subvention of €1.2 million to local clubs – Worldnews.com

The country consists of a mainland territory, Río Muni, which is bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to … successive brutal regimes has diminished any potential for agriculture-led growth. Equatorial Guinea is a member of the …

African Solidarity for Whom? – Worldnews.com

The country consists of a mainland territory, Río Muni, which is bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to … successive brutal regimes has diminished any potential for agriculture-led growth. Equatorial Guinea is a member of the …

Cameroon: rural electrification – gov’t engages private investors – AllAfrica.com

The government of Cameroon in partnership with the European Union has drawn … others by the Minister Delegate in charge of Rural Development in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Clementine Ananga Messina and the Ambassador, Head of …