Cameroon seeks special status for leather made in Maroua
01/03/2019
In 2018, almost 50 countries signed an agreement that brings the free trade area closer; all that is required now is ratification from parliaments aroud the continent.
In advance of freer flowing goods in the intra-African market, Cameroon has identified 15 products that it believes will benefit from having geographical indication status, including Maroua leather.
Even before the benefits of the new free trade area come into effect, geographical indication status has helped producers in Cameroon command higher prices for the goods they trade. Pepper from Penja in the coastal region of the country brought in around $4.33 per kilo in 2012. Today, with geographical indication in place, the product typically fetches more than $30 per kilo.
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