Cameroon Weighs Corn Import Ban as Local Farmers Struggle to Sell Harvest

Cameroon weighs corn import ban as local farmers struggle to sell harvest Cameroon’s trade minister has called for a suspension of corn imports after local producers complained that they are struggling to sell their harvests despite strong demand from industrial buyers. In a letter sent May 8 to Agriculture Minister Gabriel Mbairobe, Trade Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana urged the government to halt new corn import permits and suspend imports already authorized. The proposal followed an interministerial meeting chaired May 7 by Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, where officials discussed what the government described as massive corn imports occurring alongside…