FEROX will be bottled locally in Cameroon and rolled out across four African markets, with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou serving as brand ambassador.
Telcar more than doubled its export share after a sharp decline the previous season, while Cameroon’s total cocoa shipments and export earnings fell significantly.
Adverse weather drove Cameroon’s cocoa output lower, while exports and processing volumes declined and the government spent CFA280bn on a major cocoa buyout.
The planned refinery is expected to boost local sugar production, create jobs and strengthen Cameroon’s agro-industrial supply chain by 2028.
The organization continues to grapple with environmental cycles and regional civil unrest, which together undermine production capacity.