{"id":13898,"date":"2026-06-20T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/enable-youth-cameroon-agripreneurs-win-awards-during-iitas-strong-showing-at-sialy-2021\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:17:44","slug":"enable-youth-cameroon-agripreneurs-win-awards-during-iitas-strong-showing-at-sialy-2021","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/enable-youth-cameroon-agripreneurs-win-awards-during-iitas-strong-showing-at-sialy-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"ENABLE Youth Cameroon agripreneurs win awards during IITA\u2019s strong showing at SIALY 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"Agriculture is an economic powerhouse in Cameroon, engaging more than 50% of the nation\u2019s economically active population.\u00a0IITA<\/a>\u00a0has been working in the country for several decades, promoting best practices and introducing technologies to improve productivity in the sector and increase the income of smallholder farmers, in particular.\n
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The IITA exhibition attracted about a thousand visitors during SIALY 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFrom 5 to 11 July, IITA participated in the 7th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of the Yaound\u00e9 International Agribusiness Exhibition (SIALY 2021) held at the National Museum. The Institute showcased IITA\u2019s innovations in the development of agriculture, particularly in the seed system, IPM, and soil fertility management.\n\nIITA-Cameroon staff responded to questions and inquiries from the visitors at the Institute\u2019s stand for seven days. One of the highlights of IITA\u2019s exhibition was the workshop organized as a side event. This emphasized IITA\u2019s mission and its main achievements in the development of agriculture in Cameroon. The exhibition also gave some aspiring Agripreneurs of ENABLE Youth Cameroon an opportunity to display their products and talk about their enterprises.\n
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(L-R) IITA-Cameroon Country Representative Dr Cargele Masso, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr Gabriel Mbairobe, and the Chief Inspector at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIITA\u2019s participation was a resounding success, with about a thousand people visiting the stand during the seven exhibition days. Visitors to the IITA display included the Cameroonian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr Gabriel Mbairobe, the representative of GIZ Director Christine Schuster, and the representative of the Canadian High Commissioner to Cameroon Richard Bale.\n
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MAC Food Sarl won 1st Prize for its sorrel wine brand, Le Bon Augustin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Institute experienced even more positives as the aspiring Agripreneurs won four out of the seven Prizes of Excellence awarded by Cameroon\u2019s Enterprises Upgrade Office (BMN: Bureau de Mise \u00e0 Niveau des Entreprises au Cameroun) at the end of the fair. The winning agripreneurs were MAC Food Sarl for its sorrel wine brand, Le Bon Augustin; Isiflour Group for their corn porridge; Walakwe Food Sarl for the bitter cola syrup brand, WEP Syrup; and NANKOUA with its brand, Poulet pour tous. They won the first, third, fourth, and fifth place prizes, respectively.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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