Turkey: TIKA provided agricultural equipment and seedling support in Cameroon

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) provided agricultural equipment and seedling support to ORFEDEL Association, which grows plantain and cocoa in Cameroon. In the Evodoula district of the Lekie department of the Central region of Cameroon, a 3-hectare area was opened for agriculture and the agricultural tools and seedlings provided as part of the support for the cultivation of plantain and cocoa were delivered at a ceremony. TİKA Yaounde Coordinator Burak Özden, ORFEDEL Association President Suzanne Onana, local administrators and local people attended the ceremony. In his speech at the ceremony, Özden stated that the project aims to increase food production and ensure sustainability. Noting that some of the income from the sale of agricultural products will be used in the treatment processes of disabled children in the region, Özden emphasized that the project also has a social dimension. President of the Association, Suzanne Onana, expressed that thanks to TİKA's ...