Cameroon Nears Full Cocoa Traceability As EU Deadline Looms, but Risks Remain

Yaounde – Cameroon has announced that 99% of its cocoa can now be traced from individual farm plots to the export port – a significant step towards meeting new European Union sustainability requirements.

Accoridng to the minister of trade, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, who chaired a forum in Yaoundé assessing the country’s readiness for the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which comes into effect on 30 December 2025.

The EUDR will ban the import of key commodities – such as…