European Union Offers 31.5 billion to Support Cameroon Banana Sector
(Business in Cameroon) - European Union Ambassador, Raul Mateus Paula made the revelation in Douala on Monday April 16, 2013 at a seminar EU organized to launch support measures codenamed Mab for banana exporting countries of the African, Caribbean Pacific Group of States.
Out of the ten countries to be supported, three are in Africa: Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon. Through this programme EU wants to increase productivity, and also improve the working conditions of workers in the sector.
“It is a concern for the EU especially in these three African countries,” Raul Mateus Paula said. Mab will also integrate environmental protection as the EU wants to preserve the natural environment where the crop is grown.
Cameroon currently exports 225,000 tons of bananas yearly but wants to increase the figure to 500,000 tons by 2019.
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