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NewsIn the past several months Chede’s Food Technology Division has participated in a series of exhibitions in Cameroon at which the Cooperative’s finished food products have been on prominent display. The largest of these exhibitions was JERSIC 2009 (Journées d’Excellence de la Recherche et de l’Innovation du Cameroun) organized by the Cameroon Ministry of . . . → Read More: Chede showcases innovative food products Under the Chede partnership with IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture: www.iita.org), which dates back to 2007, the field testing of some IITA’s high yielding and disease resistant starchy food crops (plantain, banana and cassava) in the Chede research farm in Muambong, has taken on a new dimension with the onset of propagation of . . . → Read More: Chede takes concrete steps towards strengthening food security in Cameroon Chede continues to extend its reach to Cameroonian village farming communities as an increasing number of agricultural cooperative societies and Common Initiative Groups (CIGs) sign up as Chede village network members, a status that entitles them to Chede producer support services and marketing, amongst other benefits. The latest members include: Bajoh Area Farmers Cooperative . . . → Read More: More Village Farmer Groups Join the Chede Cooperative Union Once a conflict zone claimed in the past decade by both Cameroon and Nigeria, the Bakassi Pensinsula is now fully Cameroonian following the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of 10 October 2002, which recognized full Cameroonian sovereignty over the disputed territory, and the Greentree Agreement of 12 October 2006 by which . . . → Read More: Chede establishes a presence in the Bakassi Peninsula of Cameroon New York, Jul 4 2009 4:00PM — Cooperatives, based on the principles of self-help and reciprocity, have the potential to help address the global economic crisis, especially among the world’s most vulnerable, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. Cooperatives’ economic model is not based on charity, he said, noting that in countries affected by the . . . → Read More: UN Secretary-General: Cooperatives can help pull World out of recesssion Building on Chede Partnership Agreements with the Cameroon Institute for Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, and the World Vegetable Center, the Chede Agric Project in Muambong, Cameroon, has become a premier testing site for some of the world’s best research products emanating from local and international agricultural research institutions. The Uplands Agricultural Cooperative Society Ltd is expanding its cocoa nursery in Cameroon by adding over ten thousand cocoa seedlings. Cooperative members have planted over the past five years or so over 100,000 cocoa trees. Chede Muambong Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd (CHEDE-MUAFCOOP) is actively preparing for the upcoming coffee campaign season which is likely to see a bumper crop. About 500 tonnes of Robusta coffee will be available for direct export. |
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