Agriculture

2011 Figures: Oikocredit Shows its Strength in Diversity – Yahoo Finance

Despite challenges in microfinance in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Oikocredit’s total portfolio remained strong because of its diverse investments in agriculture … to undertake market surveys in Cameroon, Madagascar and Malawi.

Cameroon’s Average Cocoa Exports Dropped 0.7% in Week – Bloomberg

The average price for cocoa exports from Cameroon, Africa’s fourth-biggest producer of … according to a mobile-phone text message from the Cocoa and Coffee Board today. The following is a table of free-on-board export rates at the port …

World Cocoa Foundation African Cocoa Initiative Will Benefit 100,000 Cocoa Farm Families – PR Newswire

and advance food security in the cocoa-producing countries of Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria. Over the five-year term, the program will train 100,000 cocoa farmers and support their improved well-being and livelihoods. More than 2 million …

The New Jews of Cameroon – Huffington Post

Serge Etele is a 31-year-old cocoa farmer and native African who lives in Sa’a, a small rural village in Cameroon, on the west coast of Africa. He and his family, as well as a thousand others in his village, were … Continue reading

CHAD: Alarm rung late, food running out – Global Security

Regional food stocks from Nigeria and Cameroon are also diminished because both were also … that the government has few emergency stocks – just 40,000 tons, according to Agriculture Minister Djimit Adoum – which sets it apart from its neighbours … Continue reading

Cameroon Reaps Benefits of Investments in Agricultural Research – AllAfrica.com

Funding for cassava research in Cameroon is having a positive impact as farmers are recording increases in yield, fewer pests and disease pressure and improved livelihoods. A statement issued by the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture and made …

UNESCO Vote a Sign of Equatorial Guinea’s Active Foreign Policy – YAHOO!

Several sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and Ghana … will travel to the Dominican Republic over the next five years for studies in agriculture.

Activities of cocoa farmers in four countries to experience facelift – GhanaHomePage

The WCF/ACI project, which aims at institutionalizing effective public and private sector models to support sustainable productivity growth and improved food security on diversified cocoa farms in Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon, is funded by …

Activities of cocoa farmers in four countries to experience facelift – Modern Ghana

The WCF/ACI project, which aims at institutionalizing effective public and private sector models to support sustainable productivity growth and improved food security on diversified cocoa farms in Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon, is funded by US …

2011 Figures: Oikocredit Shows its Strength in Diversity – Marketwatch

Despite challenges in microfinance in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Oikocredit’s total portfolio remained strong because of its diverse investments in agriculture … to undertake market surveys in Cameroon, Madagascar and Malawi.