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| Ibal-Oku : Irrigation project to boost off-season production |
An irrigation project launched recently at Ibal-Oku in Bui Division by the North West Farmers’ Organisation, (NOWEFOR) is expected to step up the production of Garden Crops, especially tomato, in that area during the dry season.
08 Jun 2009 |
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| Dschang varsity students visit SAILD Bamenda |
Students of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Dschang recently visited the Support Service to Grassroots Initiative of Development SAILD- Bamenda to have first hand information with experts who work with farmers on regular basis.
04 Jun 2009 |
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| Limbe hosts prestigious fishing institution |
The dominance of the lucrative fishing profession by foreigners in Cameroon’s coastal waters may soon be history with the completion of the Limbe Arts and Fishing Institute, sponsored by the Cameroon and Spanish governments.
04 Jun 2009 |
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| MINEPIA budget 2009 : Support to CIGs and rural projects |
Here below are the projects that are going to be funded by the Ministry of Livestock and Animal Industry in the North West and South West Regions, according to the Public Investment budget 2009. The costs can be multiplied by 1000 to have the total cost.
24 Apr 2009 |
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| March 8, 2009 : Women in men’s ‘shoes’ |
Yesteryears, women were deemed good for taking care of the family, but today our ancestors would be marvelled by the potentials of these women if they suddenly resurrect though society still keeps many wasting in rural areas.
24 Apr 2009 |
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| Buea : Farmers mobilise to reap best from yam harvest |
Although yam production is very popular in Buea, the quantity of yam produced hardly meets the demands of buyers who stream in from other cities in Cameroon and neighbouring countries like Gabon, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea etc. April to buy and sell in.
24 Apr 2009 |
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| NOWEFOR credit scheme budgets 22m Fcfa for 2009 |
 The Credit Houses of the North West Farmers Organisation (NOWEFOCH) recently adopted a budget of 22,809,223 Fcfa for 2009 during an annual general assembly (AGM) of the body that held in Bafut last March.
24 Apr 2009 |
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| Interest in mushroom heightens as prices soar |
 Many more people are developing an interest in mushroom production at a time prices for the scarce food crop are soaring owed mainly to its highly nutritious and medicinal values.
24 Apr 2009 |
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| Farmers seek solutions to extortion |
Pre-financing farm work and getting the necessary chemicals to control disease attacks remains one of the most disturbing issues to cocoa farmers in the South West.
19 Mar 2009 |
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| Bush fires degrade the environment, expert says |
There are several sources of bush fires in the North West Region especially from grazers who have a tradition that when grass is not burnt in the dry season cows are not healthy.
18 Mar 2009 |
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| NOWEFOR and BINUM share experiences |
Two top officials of BINUM, a farmer organisation from the west region of Cameroon recently paid a two day visit to the North West Farmers .......
18 Mar 2009 |
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| Public Investment budget 2009 |
Support to CIGs and rural projects.
We are publishing here below the Common Initiative Groups in the North West and South West Regions which have been earmarked to benefit from...
18 Mar 2009 |
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| Agroforestry groupsrewarded at shows |
Three agroforestry groups supported by the World Agroforestry Centre received prizes in various agroforestry practices during agricultural ....
18 Mar 2009 |
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| How to produce maize seeds |
Harvesting maize seeds intended for propagation. During the processing you have a team harvesting in the farm. They harvest and shell it in the farm, and then they carry to the processing store where there is another team in charge of selection.
by B.D.S.
20 Feb 2009 |
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| NOWEFOR : Over 95 million for 2009 |
The North West Farmers’ Organisation (NOWEFOR) will function on a budget of 95 million CFA francs in income and expenditure for 2009; much of which will go to support poultry, pig and vegetable farmers.
20 Feb 2009 |
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| NOWEFOR : EU support on course to changing lives |
Barely one year since the North West Farmers Organization (NOWEFOR) launched the EU sponsored support project for the production of garden...
Mbangari Kenette, NOWEFOR Coordinator
20 Feb 2009 |
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| Permanent building for Grassfield Project |
Two years to the end of the African Development Bank (ADB) 15.7 billion sponsored Grassfield Project, GP-DERUDEP, the foundation stone of a 135 million francs office has been laid for the project.
20 Feb 2009 |
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| NWR : Agro pastoral show |
Mayor regrets quality and quantity of prizes
The Mayor of Bafut has regretted that the quality and quantity of prizes given farmers during agro pastoral...
20 Feb 2009 |
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| Can organic farming feed the world ? |
In continuation of our reports on whether organic farming can feed the world, we are giving you a second reason why some experts think so.
20 Feb 2009 |
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| 3 mF CFA for Baingo development |
The children of Baingo in the Belo Sub Division in Boyo raised an estimated sum of 3mFcfa recently during their 2008 Congress for the development of that locality.
by Ful Honest
20 Feb 2009 |
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| Can organic farming feed the world ? |
Some experts say yes, giving 10 reasons why organic can feed the world but we must farm and eat differently. The Farmer’s Voice shall be giving you ....
26 Jan 2009 |
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| Wum : Farmer and grazers seek sustainable solutions |
The farmers and the grazers in Menchum Division have resorted to dialogue in order to seek lasting solutions to the conflicts that have strained relations between them of people for several years.
07 Jan 2009 |
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| As prices of inputs sour ; Farmers resort to organic farming |
Obviously frustrated by the high cost of farm inputs and a possible rejection of their cocoa by European buyers, some farmers in the South West Province have resorted to encouraging the use of organic substances in the treatment of their crops.
07 Jan 2009 |
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| Mutual Health Organisations |
Members welcome platform with hopes of more benefits
In order to promote the development of MHOs, provide accessible health insurance to members,
30 Dec 2008 |
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| NWP : Credit Union league wants state to settle debts |
The Cameroon Credit Union League is asking the state of Cameroon to pay a debt it owes the league worth 1.250 billion Fcfa incurred following the collapse of Credit Agricole and the Meridian BIAO banks as a result of the bank crisis in 1990
30 Dec 2008 |
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| Commercial motor bikes : A double-edged sword |
Commercial motor bikes are becoming an indispensable means of transport and employment in the rural areas of Cameroon given the horrible road network and high youth unemployment but are a high risk.
30 Dec 2008 |
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| NWP : Farmers say improved skills increase production |
Some farmers of the North West Province undergoing a nine months’ intensive training course at the Presbyterian Rural training Centre,PRTC, Fonta, say they hope to increase production by improving on their farming skills.
30 Dec 2008 |
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| Food insecurity |
Government blames climate change, farmers blame poor agric management
Government officials during celebrations marking the 28th World Food Day ....
by Bangsi Daniel
30 Dec 2008 |
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| Agric management |
Civil societies involvement recommended
A lot of farmers and other stakeholders believe that in the wake of soaring food prices the involvement .....
30 Dec 2008 |
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| NWP : Farmers acquire management skills |
Leaders of farmer groups in the North West Province recently acquired skills in the marketing and management of their businesses within the framework of a project sponsored by the United State Department of Agriculture and the Cameroon Government.
12 Nov 2008 |
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| Surviving by selling sugar cane |
Have you ever imagined that somebody can make a living by buying, cutting and selling sugar canes?
Interviewed by Bangsi Daniel
12 Nov 2008 |
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| Organic Farming Can Feed the World, Study Suggests |
Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming on the same amount of land—according to new findings which refute the long-standing assumption that organic farming methods cannot produce enough food to feed the global population, states a Science Daily report.
12 Nov 2008 |
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| Widikum : Great value for scarce pork |
The pig remains an important animal in the lives of the Widikum people in Momo Division, North West of Cameroon as most cultural events like....
Bangsi Daniel Song
30 Oct 2008 |
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| European Union limits pesticides on cocoa |
European countries shall from September 1, accept only cocoa beans that conform to the provisions of the EU Legislation on Pesticide Residues which regulates the amounts of pesticide residues in cocoa entering the European Union.
29 Oct 2008 |
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| SWP : Markets and the food items available |
Though previous attempts in the South West Province to put a marketing information system, MIS, had failed, a new system has been put in place thanks to funding by the RUMPI project
29 Oct 2008 |
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| NWP : Provincial committee to follow-up PIB installed |
A provincial committee to follow-up public investment contracts in the North West Province Province was recently installed in Bamenda following a two year study that showed insufficiencies in administrative follow-up of contracts
27 Oct 2008 |
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There are several causes and kinds of meningitis but the most fatal and dangerous is that caused by bacteria that quite often become epidemics with 
Tanda Poultry Farming Group in Wolikawo village, Great Soppo near Tole Tea Estates, a once booming industry...
Kupe Muanenguba with three council areas, that is Tombel, Bangem (the divisional headquarters) and Nguti like her sister division, Lebialem is more accessible through Melon and Manjo in the West Region. 
Farmers in the North West and West Regions of Cameroon are turning to organic manure to improve on the fertility of their soils not only because it is a low cost form of production but also for sustainable soil fertility. 
