ConvergeFood: cooperatives trained in Bertoua

The CTA-CAM team led UNIDO's sessions: diagnosis and good production practices, standards and regulatory compliance (cassava and eggs, with an overview for rice and milk), co-facilitated with FAO; then marketing and market access for the four value chains, with an introduction to the "investment-ready" file, co-facilitated with WFP.

Participants visited cassava plots to observe farming practices and discuss raw material quality with producers, the first link in the value chain.

Participants visited a feed mill in Bertoua that produces animal feed. Discussions covered raw material sourcing, storage of feed bags and feed quality, a key link for the egg and milk value chains.

At a processing unit, CTA-CAM ran a hands-on demonstration of cassava flour production: good manufacturing and hygiene practices (GMP/GHP), applicable to the four value chains, HACCP applied from peeling to grating, and good packaging practices.