OPENING SESSION OF THE PAVGS-2C PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE

On Friday 3 May 2024, the Steering Committee (COPIL) of the project entitled ‘Improving the Quality of Pre-basic Varieties and Seeds and of Integrated Soil Fertility Management’ (PAVSGS-2C) convened its very first meeting in MINRESI’s conference room.  The meeting was chaired by the Secretary General, Prof. EBELLE ETAME Rebecca Madeleine, representing the Minister, President of the Committee, who was unable to attend.  Members of the Committee, as well as invited guests and stakeholders in the cocoa and coffee sector, attended the meeting.

Dr EFOMBAGN MOUSSENI Ives Bruno, National Coordinator of the PAVSGS-2C Project, presented the 2023 (RAP2023) and 2024 (RAP2024) Annual Performance Reports.

According to the report, activities carried out under the PAVSGS-2C Project in 2023 focused mainly on improving the production chain of cocoa and coffee varieties and seeds, as well as the fertility of soils used for cocoa and coffee farming.

This was followed by a wide-ranging exchange of views on how to improve the full implementation of the project in the field over the next few years. Recommendations were also made to ensure that future Committee sessions run smoothly. It is worth recalling that the PAVSGS-2C Project was officially launched in 2023, following the funding agreement signed on 12 April 2023 between the Cocoa and coffee Subsectors Development Fund (FODECC) Management Committee and the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, which is responsible for implementing the Government’s objectives in promoting the cocoa and coffee sectors.

Cameroon, which is the world’s 4th largest cocoa producer, took part in the 5th International Cocoa Conference. It played a major role in the transfer of the headquarters of the International Cocoa Organisation from London to Abidjan.

Translated by Celtrad/MINRESI