The Cameroonian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (Minader), Gabriel Mbairobe will chair the International Cashew Nut Advisory Council (CICC) for a period of one year. He was brought to the head of the institution at the end of his 4e ordinary session. The work was held on Monday, December 20, 2021 at the Hilton Hotel in Yaoundé, under the chairmanship of Minader. The ministers of the eleven member countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Togo, Nigeria and Mali) approved the 2022 action plan, as well as the established operating budget to nearly 667 billion CFA francs. In addition, Mozambique becomes the 12e member country and Cambodia as an observer member for a period of two years.
As the representative of the Ivorian minister in charge of agriculture pointed out, Africa provides 70% of the world's cashew nut production rate, but only processes 5%. However, "the best added value is found downstream (in processing, editor's note)", he underlined.
Recognizing this major challenge and this leading role that Africa has to play in this cultural sector, SCOOPS-FBE, represented on this board by its General Manager, Mr. Tchihebo Tchakonang Ngoko Jerale and Mr. Epoh Beugang Roméo (member of its supervisory commission), responded present and exhibited at the same time its cashew products, demonstrating its progress and its commitment in the agri-food sector in Cameroon.
An interview with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (Minader), Gabriel Mbairobe is available on the crtv website via this link: https://www.crtv.cm/2022/01/4e-session-du-conseil-international-consultatif-du-cajou-yaounde/
The full photo album is available here: CICC 2021
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