Agriculture

West Africa: Briefing On Secretary Clinton’s Trip to Four African Countries – AllAfrica.com

In the short period that he has been in office, he has helped to restore some of the country’s economy, reopen the ports, started the process of rebuilding some of the roads, and moving the country’s agriculture, mostly cocoa, out … Continue reading

Cameroon’s sole cocoa grinder buys 25,114 T by Dec – Reuters

YAOUNDE Jan 17 (Reuters) – Cameroon’s only cocoa grinder Sic-Cacaos purchased some 25,114 tonnes by the end of December since the beginning of the 2011/12 season in August, according to figures issued on Tuesday by the National Cocoa and Coffee … Continue reading

Speakers discuss Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at BCC breakfast – Herald News

Gospel music by Living Waters and steaming hot coffee kicked off the morning … He came to the United States from Cameroon and quickly learned the language. He excelled in science, business and technology, and founded the BCC Science Club.

The World’s Most Traded Wild Birds? Senegal Parrots, color morphs, and the wild-caught bird trade… – National Geographic

All of their range states are under serious pressure from the booming charcoal industry, out-of-control commercial logging contractors, burning by local people for pastures and agriculture … (e.g. Senegal, Cameroon, Tanzania, and the …

Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Agog As Teams Get Set for Nations Cup Showdown – 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 cocoa prices surge – Independent Online

Farmgate cocoa prices rose between five and 25 percent in Cameroon, the world’s fifth largest producer’s main growing regions on the back of tight supplies as the main cocoa harvest season tails off, farmers said on Monday. Farmers said prices … Continue reading

Snow Brings Sledders to Willow Stream Park – Patch

Pointing to a thermos full of hot chocolate, he noted the kids came well prepared for … Amanda and Richard McConnell, and their boys, Ryan, 4, and Cameron, 2, were getting the hang of their first Chicago-area winter after moving … Continue reading

Cameroon cocoa prices surge on tight supplies – Reuters

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Farmgate cocoa prices rose between five and 25 percent in Cameroon, the world’s fifth largest producer’s main growing regions on the back of tight supplies as the main cocoa harvest season tails off, farmers said on Monday … Continue reading

Perfume, chocolate and God – Toronto Sun

(CAMERON HEWITT/Special to QMI Agency … The Imhoff Chocolate Museum, cleverly billed as the “MMMuseum,” has three levels of displays that follow the cocoa bean from its origin to the finished product. Local historians, noting the “dumbing …

US Dept of State Background Briefing en route Liberia – Modern Ghana

In the short period that he has been in office, he has helped to restore some of the country’s economy, reopen the ports, started the process of rebuilding some of the roads, and moving the country’s agriculture, mostly cocoa, out … Continue reading