Cameroon’s fisheries production has increased in five years- Statistics

Cameroon’s fisheries production has increased in five years- Statistics

Published on 09.10.2018

According to statistics released Tuesday by the relevant departments of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, Cameroon's fisheries production has increased in five years, from 205,000 tonnes to 285,000 tonnes. This 80,000-tonne increase was between 2011 and 2016, pending release of the figures for the last two years that…

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Cameroon’s cocoa witness drop in prices
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Hendrik Kasteel becomes MTN Cameroon new CEO
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Cameroon oil revenues up by F CFA 24.7 Billion
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Published on 28.09.2018
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