Festicoffee 2014 Holds in May
Trade Minister on April 8, 2014 briefed the press on the stakes and challenges of the three-day coffee festival.
Some 21 localities in Cameroon will
on May 29 to 31, 2014 play host to activities marking the second edition
of the international coffee festival code-named, “Festicoffee.” Placed
under the theme, “Coffee: The Revival,” the three-day show which will
comprise brainwork on how to revamp research, production, processing and
local consumption, will take place simultaneously with related
activities in the capitals of eight other African countries like
Abidjan, Bangui, Lagos, Libreville, Antananarivo, Freetown, Lome and
Monrovia.
The event patronised by the Ministry of Trade is jointly
organised by the Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Council (CICC) and
the Agency of Robusta Coffee of Africa and Madagascar (ACRAM).
Briefing the press yesterday April 8 on
the stakes and challenges of the show, the Minister of Trade, Luc
Magloire Mbarga Atangana, accompanied by his colleague of Communication,
Issa Tchiroma Bakary, said coffee is one of the main export produce of
Cameroon and plays a significant role in the socio-economic life of the
country. In the midst of dwindling fortunes characterised by low
production, the Minister said, there is need to galvanise all
stakeholders to stand the test of time. Reason why the theme, he said,
focuses on revival. Statistics show that national production last
farming season was in the neighbourhood of 16,142 metric tons down from
the 38,127 metric tons a year earlier. Minister Mbarga Atangana
disclosed that the show will comprise coffee testing day on the theme,
“Let’s consume our good coffee,” operators’ debates and farmers’ forum
on “How to produce more coffee,” trade fair, researchers symposium on
Robusta coffee, an ACRAM general assembly and a gala evening to reward
excellent coffee stakeholders.
According to Michael Ndoping, Managing Director of the National Cocoa and Coffee Board, the focus on production and consumption is based on the belief that consumption encourages the farmers to produce more.>>>
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