Aux grands maux, les grands remèdes Si rien n’est fait pour activer la production agricole locale, le Corona virus conduira le pays vers une crise alimentaire plus virulente que le virus lui-même. C’est maintenant qu’il faut agir. Nous proposons le lancement par décret d’une opération spéciale ‘‘Covid-19/ crise alimentaire’’ avec deux volets: un volet sanitaire […]
Country Strategic Plans — Cameroon (2018–2020)
1. Country Analysis 1.1 Country Context 1. Cameroon is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 23.3 million people of 230 ethnic and linguistic groups; 80 percent of the people live in eight French-speaking regions, the remainder in two English-speaking regions; 54 percent live in urban areas. There are five agro-ecological zones. The country produces […]
Rapport du diagnostic du conseil et de la vulgarisation a...
Objectifs de l’étude La première étape de cette étude couvrant la période allant du 25/10 au 28/11/2016 a consisté à réaliser un diagnostic du conseil et de la vulgarisation agricoles (CVA) au Cameroun. Ce diagnostic a été mis en débat lors d’un atelier national tenu le 1/12/2016 en début de l’étape 2 « Identification des […]
Du rêve européen à l’agribusiness, Rhamane Bidima fait sa
Après plusieurs tentatives manquées d’immigration en Europe, Rhamane Bidima s’est lancé dans l’agriculture. Son business model? La culture à contre-saison qui lui permet de produire des fruits et légumes que l’on ne trouve pas sur tous les marchés. À terme, il ambitionne d’ouvrir un centre de formation pour que d’autres jeunes suivent son exemple. […]
The Future of Agriculture in Cameroon in the Age of Agric...
Abstract The President of the Republic declares that the development of Cameroon depends on agriculture, the economic sector which currently generates 23% of gross domestic product and employs 62% of the population. Today, national strategy to bring about agricultural progress includes the experimentation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which Cameroon intends to commercialize in 2019. […]
Forests and climate change adaptation policies in Cameroo...
Mekou Youssoufa Bele & Olufunso Somorin & Denis Jean Sonwa & Johnson Ndi Nkem & Bruno Locatelli Abstract Nowadays, adaptation has become a key focus of the scientific and policy-making communities and is a major area of discussion in the multilateral climate change process. As climate change is projected to hit the poorest the hardest, […]
STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DU SECTEUR RURAL (SDSR)
INTRODUCTION Sur la période 1993-2003, l’économie camerounaise a connu un taux de croissance moyen annuel de 4,6%. Il en a été de même pour le secteur rural dont la part dans le PIB s’est maintenue autour de 20%, avec 15% pour le PIB des productions végétales. Durant cette période, la croissance du PIB agricole a […]
Farmer to farmer extension in Cameroon
SUMMARY Despite the central role that farmers play as agricultural producers in developing countries, they are often inadequately served by research, extension and advisory services. Extension approaches such as the farmer-to-farmer extension (F2F) approach were developed to improve service to farmers, but little is known about how this approach is being used in Cameroon. This […]
Growth and Employment Strategy Paper 2010-2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cameroonian authorities used the participatory approach in designing the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) in April 2003. For the purpose of monitoring and implementing this paper, the Government established this strategy’s steering institutional framework comprising: (i) an Inter-ministerial Committee to monitor implementation of the PRSP, and (ii) a Technical Committee to monitor and […]
Report for project to support the national agricultural r...
The project to support the National Agricultural Research and Extension Programme (NAREP) is in line with the Cameroonian government’s sector policy that aims to reduce institutional constraints in order to promote competitive, sustainable and equitable agricultural and rural development in all the agro-ecological regions of the country. Hence the Bank’s favourable answer to the request […]