Several problems are affecting the smooth operations of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) label awarded to the Penja Pepper in Cameroon, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) reveals in a 2021 report assessing the project PPOV- aimed at Strengthening and Promoting the Plant Variety Protection System. Despite the development potentials the Penja Pepper offers the local economy, several factors contributed to the decline in profitability since 2016. According to the report, those factors include repeated frauds, the continuous drop in the price of Penja Pepper in local markets (less than FCFA10,000/kg), the tax pressure, insecurity in the areas covered by the geographical indicatio...
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