“A tuna vessel will come to the port if the port is well equipped” An interview with Philippe Michaud, President of the Seychelles Fishing Authority Philippe Michaud is an economist, and has been actively involved in the Seychelles fisheries for 30 years. He is currently a technical advisor... 04/05/2014
Coffee pods offer new market prospects in Africa An interview with Henri Rodriguez, Export Director for Malongo Henri Rodriguez joined Malongo in 1996, with a career background in agronomy and commerce. He is the company’s Export Director and is responsi... 10/04/2014
Côte d'Ivoire, gateway to the regional chocolate market An interview with Patrick Poirrier, CEO of Cémoi Forty-three-year-old Patrick Poirrier is the third generation at the helm of the Perpignan-based French chocolate firm Cémoi (annual tur... 08/03/2014
“Our advice is for Kenya to negotiate the FPA as a development tool” An interview with Peter Sol Rogers, Head of Trade Policy and Business Development at Wanainchi Marine Products, (K) Ltd Peter Sol RogersPeter Sol Rogers is Head of Trade Policy and Business Development at Wanainchi Marine Products Company, in Kenya. He was als... 08/03/2014
“We should develop an alternative fish supply chain based on artisanal fisheries” An interview with Micheline Dion Somplehi, head of CAOPA’s Women’s Programme Micheline Dion Somplehi is the president of a cooperative comprising 1,650 women fish processors and fishmongers from the Côte d’Ivoire artisa... 14/01/2014
“Reintegrating China into the world cotton market without provoking a new period of instability is still the main challenge” An interview with Michael Edwards, Editor-in-Chief of Cotton Outlook Michael Edwards is Editor-in-Chief of the weekly Cotton Outlook, the independent source of information and analysis on the international cotto... 14/12/2013
Dispute settlement procedures raise serious issues for South African citrus exporters An interview with Justin Chadwick, CEO of the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa Justin Chadwick is Chief Executive Officer of the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA). 16/11/2013
Despite their importance, fisheries are not yet a priority for many African countries An interview with Sloans Chimatiro, Senior Fisheries Advisor, NEPAD Dr Sloans Chimatiro has been Senior Fisheries Advisor at the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency since 2006. Dr Chimatiro... 10/11/2013
The “quiet evolution” of Cameroon’s cocoa sector An interview with Philip Sigley Philip Sigley is Chief Executive of the Federation of Cocoa Commerce as well as Chairman of Cocoa Research UK Ltd and Chairman of the Federati... 06/10/2013
Russia has bilateral agreements with most African Atlantic coastal states An interview with the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency’s Alexander Biryukov Alexander Biryukov is the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency’s representative in Africa. He was based in Nouakchott (Mauritania) from 2002 to 20... 04/08/2013