Authorities of the Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Board put production at over 172,000 tons up from 164,000 tons in 2006. The cocoa sector in Cameroon has witnessed an encouraging increase in production of 7,993 tons, authorities of the Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Board have said in the latest statistical table on production from August, 2006 to June, 2007.
The table which carries figures fron the Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC and SIC Cacao, show cocoa production as at June, 2007 at 172,294 tons up from 164,301 tons for the whole cocoa season last year. This represents a percentage increase of 4.8. Although the Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Board did not explain the reasons behind the increase, a report of the national branch of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) states inter alia that the distribution of pesticides and other agricultural in-puts have led to better treatment of cocoa plants.
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