National coffee production doubles

The objective of Mincommerce during the launch of the 2014/2015 coffee campaign was geared towards the production of 40,000 tonnes of coffee in 2015.

During the 2013/2014 coffee campaign, National coffee production doubled, from 32,800 tonnes to almost 17,000 tonnes in 2012/2013, a remarkable performance considering the difficulties faced by producers in the sector.

By launching the 2014/2015 coffee campaign yesterday in Bafoussam, the Minister of Commerce Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana set the objectives for 2015. This is in order to get closer, to the national goal of 2020, which is to produce 160,000 tonnes of coffee, with 125,000 tonnes for robusta coffee and 35,000 tonnes for arabica coffee.

According to experts, it would seem that the volumes for the year 2014/2015, on the international market will decline by about 4% on the average, which means an impact on prices. So it seems that there is a space which opens for Cameroonian producers, said the Mincommerce.

Emmanuel Nzete, the Government delegate at the Bafoussam Urban community also expressed the wish of populations to see Government multiply and diversify actions likely to re-launch coffee production in the Western region that is the first basin of coffee production in the country.

Michaël Ndoping, Director General of the national cocoa and coffee Board (NCCB), revealed that the production at the national level indicators are positive and encouraging. The production is on the rise and the quality is more and more improved.

President of the inter-professional Council of cocoa and coffee, Valentin Fokechang, recognized that Cameroonian coffee is highly sought in the international market and is willing to assist the Government in the re-launch of the coffee and cocoa sector.

The inspector general of Minader, Eugène Dikongue Matam, announced the creation of an Academy of cocoa and coffee.