Lukong Pius Nyuylime
7 April 2008
Over 12,000 litres were shared to them by MINADER recently.
Cocoa and Coffee farmer associations in the Netm, Mvila and Ocean Divisions of the South province were recently happy recipients of 12,210 litres of insecticides from authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Estimated at CFA 120 million, the pesticides were shared to the association leaders so they can channel to the rest of the farmers in their various localities for the treatment of cocoa and coffee plants.
According to the coordinator of the Cocoa and Coffee Plant Protection Programme, Luc Njock Nken, the products will be used in treating diseases that particularly attack cocoa pods and coffee plants. The MINADER official, who handed the products to the farmers, underscored the importance of using the product in a more responsible manner. He told them to better master the techniques of applying the insecticide and to look forward to financing the project from their own pocket in the days to come.
In response, the farmers, through their spokesperson, Beyeme Roger, assured the authorities they will be making good use of the insecticides with the pious hope that this will contribute in increasing production both qualitatively and quantitatively. The gesture falls in line with government's objective of reviving the cocoa and coffee sectors in order to improve the well being of the population.
Last year, authorities of the Cocoa and Coffee Plant Protection Programme criss-crossed the national territory, sharing pesticides and sprayers to farmers in cocoa and coffee producing zones. The programme, which is financed from the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative fund aims at distributing the products to farmers through 437 associations who will in turn mobilize farmers and train them on how to use them to avoid intoxication. The officials could equally continue to share phytosanitary protection, notably overall and spectacles to farmers.
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