Agricultural
Fair 2018. 1
Finally here we are again with the
great Bozoum Agricultural Fair. Are at present 14 years we have been promoting
this initiative. It’s the only one of its kind in the whole Country: dozens of
small cooperatives on an area of 220 km, bring the agricultural products here, taking
care of their display and trading them. It's a three-day festival, of
exchanges, of trade. It is the peasant pride party. A dozen or so trucks were
loaded with corn, millet, beans, peanuts, sesame, cassava, rice and what was
produced by families and small cooperatives. The trucks arrive from Ngaundaye,
Ndim, Bocaranga, Taley and other areas, within 220 km.
This year we have about 180
cooperatives. For the occasion our Caritas (with the support, this year of the
Friends for the Central African Association) organizes the transportation of
the merchandise, the organizing of the stands, the reception of the visitors
and everything a similar event requires.
Over the years, the Fair has grown,
becoming an important event for the all region and for the Country. It is the
only Agricultural Fair. For the occasion, the President of the Central African
Republic wanted to come and see for himself. At the last moment other important
commitments didn’t allow him to come, but he still wanted to send three Ministers
(Agriculture, Breeding and Youth).
This year, given the increasing
volume of exhibited products and trading, the Fair lasts 3 days. This morning,
Friday, there was the inauguration. Tomorrow we will continue until Saturday closing
with the awarding of prizes to the best exhibiting cooperatives.
We go on with our peasant pride!
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