STRENGTHENING CONTINENTAL LEADERSHIP: COCOA AND COFFEE FARMERS ALLIANCE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICA APPOINTS SEVEN NEW MEMBERS
…Move to reinforce the commitment of the organization to protect the rights and interests of producers in cocoa and coffee sectors across the continent – Global President Adeola Adegoke
The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COCEFAA) has announced the appointment of seven distinguished individuals to its Board and country leadership structure.
The appointments are to strengthen the leadership and continental representation of the pan-African association, which advocates for smallholder cocoa and coffee farmers across West, Central, and East Africa.
The Global President, Comrade Adeola Adegoke who announced the appointments stated that the development would facilitate the process of ensuring adequate participation of members across the continent.
The include Dr. Liliane Kabondo Mbazumutima, a global public health leader as COCEFAAA Board Member; Mr. Raymond Katta, the Executive Chairman, Sierra Leone Produce Monitoring Board as COCEFAAA Board Member; Mr. Abel Ayele Bunaro, the Founder and Managing Director, BunAroma Specialty Coffee as COCEFAAA Country Director, Ethiopia.
Others are Mr. Jack Ndirangu, Chairman Kahiraini Coffee Factory, as COCEFAAA Country Director, Kenya; Mr. Didan Sankoh, Director of Operations and Programmes, Sierra Leone Produce Monitoring Board as COCEFAAA Country Director, Sierra Leone; Mr. James Kwarteng, Co-founder, Apocco Farms Limited, Ghana as COCEFAAA Deputy Country Director, Ghana and Prince Mahamadou Mamouda Almed, President, Meme Cocoa Buyers Association (MECOBA), Cameroon as COCEFAAA Deputy Country Director, Cameroon.
The appointments represent an important step in strengthening the leadership structure and continental representation of COCEFAAA.
Their experience, commitment and knowledge of the cocoa and coffee sectors within their respective countries will contribute meaningfully to our collective efforts to advance the interests and welfare of cocoa and coffee farmers across Africa.
The Global President, Comrade Adeola Adegoke congratulated all the newly appointed members and expressed confidence in their active participation and valuable contributions to the growth and development of the Association.
He said it is to reinforce the commitment of the organization to protect the rights and interests of our producers in cocoa and coffee sectors across the West, East and Central Africa in order to optimize their productivity, build sustainability in their activities, guarantee quality assurance, ensure their resilience and expand their incomes through fair pricing.
Adegoke expressed the hope that their invaluable experience and contributions across cocoa and coffee value chains in Africa and globally so far will continue to move forward the growth of the organization and it impacts across the cocoa and coffee communities in Africa.
