Ageing farmers, low-yield crops hurt Cameroon’s cocoa ambitions

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Local farmers have been advised to contemplate the nature of the soil and climate of their regions before selecting appropriate crops to grow.

Bad farming practices and lack of rain in the growing season are the main cause of the famine currently hitting Mpwapwa residents, it has been said.

Tanga. Despite the good intentions of the current Water Resources Management Act, the water regulation set by the Act remains a major obstacle to small farmers’ adaptation to climate change, it has been revealed.

The government has allayed smallholder farmers’ fears that they will not be affected following the 2014 amendments of the Seeds Act, 2003.

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The cocoa industry in West Africa is under threat from rising global temperatures.

Cocoa grown by small-scale farmers in Sao Tome and Principe, is being imported by Swiss chocolate makers, Favarger.