Infos Business of Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Source: The Median Newspaper

Manyu cocoa and coffee sector boom

A visiting three-man delegation from the ministries of Commerce, Agriculture and the program SIF/FODECC respectively, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the cocoa and coffee sectors of Manyu Division. This was at the end of an evaluation mission they led to the Division.

The team was visiting the Region to evaluate the implementation of the field of various actions taken by the ministries of Commerce, Agriculture and Rural Development as well as scientific Research and Innovations, in the education of cocoa and coffee farmers on sustainable farming methods and market trends.

At the Divisional Delegation of Commerce, Mamfe, the Delegate, Njock James Orock Manga brandished documents showing actions jointly carried out by the various actors to mobilize cocoa farmers in the Division. The actions include: visits to farmers groups in villages, sensitization programs on radio to educate cocoa and coffee farmers as well as farmer’s cooperatives in the division.

The visiting team lauded the performance of The Voice of Manyu Rural Radio in relaying fluctuations in Cocoa and Coffee Prices to farmers in the division.

At the close of the three hour meeting the head of mission Mpogue Claude said his team hopes to continue working with the Manyu Relay Point which is the divisional delegation of commerce, adding that within the frame work of the SIF/FODECC project, more programs have been put in place for cocoa and coffee famers in the Division.

The team came to Manyu after visiting Fako and Meme Divisions.