Cameroon refurbishing cocoa drying ovens to meet EU rules

By Tansa Musa YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon has begun refurbishing old cocoa ovens in an effort to comply with tougher EU quality rules, after the bloc rejected about 2,000 tonnes of beans last year due to smoke contamination. Omer Gatien Maledy, executive secretary of Cameroon's Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Board (CCIB), said authorities had refurbished 144 cracked ovens in the South West Region, from a planned total of 1,500 ovens. ...



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