Hi All,
This sounds like a life-time opportunit.
If the Councils did not want any loan, I guess they will think of a community like Menge in Western Bakossi.
This is a community that has faced floods swallowing citizens year in year out because the river separating them has no bridge. When I visited them over a half century ago, I "cried my mammy". Today, more than 50 years later, I still cry my mammy. What is happening? No ouncil, no Government?
The Menge Community lies between Tombel and Ikiliwindi. It is one of the most productive areas in Southern Cameroons-suitable for great yields of cocoa and all types of food crops. This river and the la of road, make it impossible for farmes to increase production.
Some will ask: what is your business?-as they asked when I was raving mad about the Korup Forest mangling.
My answer is simple: The development of every part of the Southern Cameroons, is my business-as it was when I served the country years ago. All parts of the Southern Cameroos are dear to me as my community in Tabenken in the Nkambe Plateau of the Bamenda ighlands-some 400 kilometres from Menge.
My request is that the Tombel and Ikiliwindi Councils, should jointly go for the loan to open that area,From my training and experience as a Senior Superintendent of CE works, with decades of services behind me, I will suggest that the Councils spend 5million usd, to build the double-span bridge,cut and maintain the access road from Menge to Tombel and from Mange to Ikiliwindi. The road will require borrowed material-principally volcanic ash from Tombel for the whole road.It will need the services of two bulldozers(D9&D6). The D9 will do the Tombel section while the D6 will do the Ikliwidi section. Two graders will be needed; about four compactors-two sheep-foot and two plain steel. Two Dump Trucks,Two supply trucks will do. There should be wo 4by4 supervision vehicles(SUVs)and a few other items.
I can tell the Councils that this will be worthwhile investment because it will yield dividends within a short time.
For public interest, since my visit to that community, I embarked on looking for assistance for that bridge. Each time I think I have got somethng, it slips off my fingers like electric fish, and left me hard and dry.. Now, I think the councls should do it.A whole Engineer is waiting there with drawings in his hands to start the work.
Please, help the Menge Community and help Southern Cameroons.
Ngwang Gumne
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Subject: Re: African Development Bank and Agribusiness in Africa
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Dear Sam, greetings from Cameroon. This is just what we need so that there could be market position for councils of the South West.. please keep me in the loop with concrete details on a way forward soonest you can.You can use my personal address, better still send your so we can stay connected,
Cheers!
Charlie MBONTEH, MBA Marketing
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From: Samuel Besong <sbesong@gmail.com>
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Subject: African Development Bank and Agribusiness in Africa
African Development Bank Approves US$ 80 million Loan to Boost Agribusiness in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on 26 June 2013 a senior loan of USD 80 million in local currencies for OLAM Africa Investment Program (OAIP) to deepen the integration of OLAM Group’s agricultural value chain by investments in processing of wheat and palm oil in Africa. The program includes five sub-projects in Cameroon, Ghana, Mozambique and Senegal. Ultimately, this program will enhance the regional food supply chain and act as a catalyst to support job creation and improve sustainability of agribusiness sector, thereby enhancing food security in Africa.
African food and agricultural markets are extremely fragmented along regional, national and even local lines due to the predominance of small scale farming in the region. Harnessing the opportunities in the sector and successfully competing in the global market therefore demands efficiency in the deployment of labor and logistics infrastructure to link suppliers and buyers in the region. The OLAM Group’s scale and existing distribution strength will positively impact the linkages.
OLAM Aviv Investment Holdings, Mauritius, a fully owned subsidiary of OLAM Group, will be the program’s borrowing entity. OLAM Group, a leading global integrated supply chain manager with a direct presence in 65 countries, has built a leadership position in many of its businesses – including cocoa, coffee, cashew, sesame, rice, cotton and wood products. In Africa, OLAM Group is present in 26 countries and conducts business in 28 countries. The Group’s Africa business includes an integrated supply chain of 16 products, employing 6800 employees, 1700 of which are women.
OLAM Group works with 3.4 million small-scale farmers in Africa. The Group has 110 initiatives to help address many of the issues faced by these smallholders such as poverty and lack of education, food security and basic social amenities. OLAM Group was awarded “The leadership award for sustainable development in Africa” at the 2012 World Bank Annual Meetings. The award recognizes the Olam Livelihood Charter – the flagship Corporate Social Responsibility program of OLAM that will benefit up to 500,000 farmers in Africa by 2015.
The OAIP program as part of value chain will create 600,000 tons/annum of additional wheat processing capacity, 1 million ton of palm oil supply chain with matching infrastructure, regional food supply chain as well as 8500 direct and indirect employment opportunities - 25% for women - in upstream, sourcing, direct employment and distribution. The transaction will also contribute to private sector development by building partnership with an international agribusiness group to strengthen supply chain linkages for the sector as well as by deepening local financial markets through bond issuance.
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