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DRC Launches Pepper Task Force for China Exports
DRC launches a Pepper Task Force to help farmers and exporters meet Chinese standards and sell pepper, cocoa, coffee, soy and sesame.
July 25, 2026 at 1:54:13 PM
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched a new strategic group to help Congolese farmers and businesses prepare agricultural products for export to China.
Known as the Task Force Piments, or Pepper Task Force, the initiative was created by the National Agency for the Promotion of Exports, commonly known by its French acronym ANAPEX.
Despite its name, the group will not focus only on chilli peppers. It also targets cocoa, coffee, soy and sesame, products that could give the DRC a broader export base beyond copper, cobalt and other minerals.
According to the Congolese Press Agency, ANAPEX director-general Mike Tambwe announced the task force at the end of a two-day export workshop in Kinshasa on Friday, July 24.
The group is intended to bring public institutions, producers, exporters, technical partners and investors together to solve the problems preventing Congolese products from entering major international markets.
What the Pepper Task Force is expected to do
The task force is intended to help Congolese producers move from having crops with export potential to supplying products that can legally, consistently and competitively enter China.
That requires more than growing pepper, coffee or cocoa.
Exporters must be able to supply the required quantity and quality, prove where the product came from, meet food-safety rules, obtain the necessary certificates, package and label the goods correctly, and deliver them at a price that remains competitive after processing and transport.
Reporting by DeskEco identifies three main objectives:
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