Agriculture

Gambia’s Brikama will play African champs Esperance – BBC News

In Cameroon, Astres Douala had a 2-1 home victory over 9th Arrondissement … aggregate and will go on to meet Sudanese giants Al Hilal in the next stage. Ethiopian Coffee secured a big home win over Coin Noir Mitsamiouli of … Continue reading

Profile: Republic of Congo – Aljazeera.com

Its neighbours to the west are Gabon and Cameroon. Unlike its southern neighbour … The country boasts oil reserves and exports timber, sugar, cocoa, coffee and diamonds. But it remains poor with per capita income of $2,150.

Investing in Turkey? It’s the place to be! – Today’s Zaman

Opportunities for investment are abundant in Turkey, from the many real estate and tech companies to sectors like mining, agriculture and infrastructure development. For example, the government is to start the privatization of highways and …

From the archives: The Cameroon California connection – Spectator.co.uk

A week before that, Michael Birch, the British-born but California-based founder of the Bebo social networking site, was in for coffee. The guest list at Norman Shaw South sometimes reads like a Who’s Who of the hi-tech California elite. That … Continue reading

Cameroon reaps benefits of investments in agricultural research for development – Modern Ghana

According to him, ‘Cameroon has the potential to feed itself, if only the country could tap its land and agroecological resources.’ While commending IITA and PNDRT for the results made in cassava improvement and agriculture in general, Kanayo described …

Cameroon reaps benefits of investments in agricultural research for development – Reliefweb.int

According to him, ‘Cameroon has the potential to feed itself, if only the country could tap its land and agroecological resources.’ While commending IITA and PNDRT for the results made in cassava improvement and agriculture in general, Nwanze described …

Cameroon: Drought in Sahel Affects Urban Citizens – AllAfrica.com

It may come a little too late, but at the start of the year Cameroon’s government announced it will be investing in the agricultural sector. During a meeting of top officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the … Continue reading

Cameroon: Ifad promises more support – AllAfrica.com

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has promised to scale up success stories in Cameroon through continuous support to investments in the roots and tubers sector, rice and empowering youths to embrace agriculture. Prime Minister …

Cameroon: Ifad Examines New Investment Strategies – AllAfrica.com

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is discussing with stakeholders in the country on ways of developing new strategies for investment in agriculture and rural development in Cameroon from 2013 to 2015. This is the focus of a four … Continue reading

Good practices in building innovative rural institutions to increase food security – Reliefweb.int

In Cameroon, farmers’ groups, collectors … participated in the Municipal Council and managed to ban slash-and-burn agriculture. Some of the case studies also demonstrate the importance of including youth in small producer organizations and in decision …