ICO’s Chief Economist, Mr. Denis Seudieu, attended the 2nd Forum on African Coffee Production and Consumption (FESTICOFFEE) on 29-31 May 2014 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, jointly organized by the Coffee and Cocoa Inter-Professional Council (CICC), which coordinates private sector activities in Cameroon, and the African and Malagasy Robusta Coffee Agency (ACRAM).
The Forum was preceded by a meeting of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) that also organized a series of training sessions on coffee tasting for women. The theme of the 2nd FESTICOFFEE was “Coffee: The Revival”, and it attracted over 300 visitors to the various stands of roasters, farmers’ associations, research institutes and coffee authorities. The event focused on sustainable coffee production and consumption and included a scientific symposium on Robusta coffee, a coffee tasting day, and a coffee farmers’ forum on how to produce sustainable coffee.
At the opening ceremony chaired by H.E. Mr Luc Magloire Mbarga Antangana, Minister of Trade, Mr. Seudieu invited coffee authorities from Cameroon and the rest of the African continent to promote sustainable coffee sector through improved productivity and strong domestic consumption to maintain remunerative prices for farmers.
During his visit, Mr. Seudieu had a technical meeting with the members of COOPAFERLOS, a cooperative of women in coffee, to review a project proposal recently submitted to the Common Fund for Commodities for financing. The cooperative’s proposal seeks to improve the participation of women in the coffee value chain in Cameroon.
Source: icocoffeeorg.tumblr.com/post/87884913905/mission-report-participation-in-2nd-forum-on-african
Mission Report: Participation in 2nd Forum on African Coffee Production and Consumption, Cameroon
