Agriculture

New AU charter: Practicing Democracy or Pretending? – Polity.org.za

Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president since 1982 … between Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara in Côte d’Ivoire freezing of assets and banning of cocoa exports did little to resolve the struggle until the French military swept in. Perhaps the AU …

Food Insecurity: West Africa’s Turn – Council on Foreign Relations

Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria are calling for international … José Luis Fernandez, regional emergency coordinator of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization points out the advantages of early …

Timbers Weekly Update – OurSports Central

Capped by the Cameroon National Team, Songo’o last played for Spanish … Papa Murphy’s and Stumptown Coffee Roasters will provide free pizza and coffee samples for fans. JELD-WEN Windows & Doors will distribute JELD-WEN/The Home Depot gift cards to …

Cameroon Cocoa Farmgate Price Advances 2.6% in Week – Bloomberg

Cameroon’s average farmgate cocoa price rose 2.6 percent to 990 CFA francs a kilogram in the week through Feb. 14 from 965 francs the week before, the Cameroon National Association of Cocoa and Coffee Producers said. The following is a … Continue reading

Cameroon Cocoa Farmgate Price Advances 2.6% in Week to Feb. 14 – Businessweek

… Cameroon National Association of Cocoa and Coffee Producers said. To contact the reporter on this story: Pius Lukong in Yaounde at plukong@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Hilton Shone at hshone@bloomberg.net

The African Sahel region declares ‘a catastrophic year’ – Catholic Online

Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria have all called for international … regional emergency coordinator of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. says. “That’s the lesson we learnt in Somalia.

Cameroon farmgate cocoa price rise on tight supplies – YAHOO!

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Farmgate cocoa prices in Cameroon’s main cocoa growing regions rose slightly in February compared with the previous month on tight supplies as the main crop harvest tailed off, farmers said on Wednesday. Farmers said prices rose to … Continue reading

Cameroon farmgate cocoa price rise on tight supplies – Reuters

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Farmgate cocoa prices in Cameroon’s main cocoa growing regions rose slightly in February compared with the previous month on tight supplies as the main crop harvest tailed off, farmers said on Wednesday. Farmers said prices …

Cameroon: Gov’t Examines Mechanisation Strategies for Agriculture – AllAfrica.com

“We are striving to provide more seeds and fertilisers for farmers. We are going to increase the maintenance and treatment of cocoa and coffee farms. We need to treat about 25 per cent of these farms. We are also going … Continue reading

Nigeria: Jonathan Targets 3.5 Million Jobs, 20 Million Tonnes of Food – AllAfrica.com

Indonesia and Cameroon. ‘If you take a look at it in terms of palm oil production, Nigeria was at one point in the 60s accounting for 27 per cent of global supply of palm oil; today, we are at zero, … Continue reading