Prof. Julius Oben kicks as Cameroon receives rice as food aid despite being self-sufficient in its production 60 yrs ago

By Doh James Sonkey A press conference was granted last February 28, 2024 by the President and Co-Founder of the J&A Oben Foundation, Prof Julius Oben, at the Damas, Yaounde neighbourhood on the theme “embracing local cuisine and nutritional practices for sustainable import substitution in Cameroon.” He frowned that “Cameroon cannot today be receiving rice as food aid meanwhile 60 years ago; it was self sufficient in rice production. The Cameroon government should rather be protecting the Yagoua and Ndop rice because it is made in Cameroon products. They test better than any imported rice. I will tell Ministers to…