AGRICULTURE - AGRO BUSINESS

Through conferences and thematic workshops, this exhibition hall should target the current and achievable results of Cameroon and other African countries, through presentations of case studies of some countries in these regions that have had a green revolution. successful. For this sector, it will be:

• To facilitate South / South and North / South trade exchanges, through targeted cooperation agreements and partnerships.
• To better understand the means likely to make an essential contribution to the design of agricultural development in Cameroon, the gateway to Central Africa, and to certain models of geographic regions, so as to draw the attention of governments to responses and recommendations that would allow them to better understand the problems and meet the challenges related to the second generation of agriculture in Cameroon and other countries with the aim of making Cameroon "an emerging country by 2035".
• To introduce and implement the Kaizen strategy.
• To appropriate the techniques and methods of cultivation and the equipment to be used for the development of plots of arable land.
• To encourage and support the development of agricultural machinery, the manufacture of small equipment for processing agricultural products, equipment for irrigation and water control for the Sahelian areas.
• To regularly present advances in the agri-food industry and to make consequent evaluations.
• To encourage the participation of producers and distributors of agrifood products from Cameroon, the Gulf of Guinea, ECCAS and the Great Lakes.
• To promote local innovation through a competition to encourage the creative genius of Cameroon, the Gulf of Guinea, ECCAS and the inventors of the Great Lakes region

The Opportunities of Agriculture;

The agricultural sector occupies a prominent place in the Cameroonian economy with a major contribution of 14.1% to the GDP and a high employability of nearly 70% of the working population in 2008. In addition, it represents more than ¾ of exports from the primary sector. caused by the strong improvement in food production. Cameroon is located in the Gulf of Guinea. It lies between the 2nd and 13th degrees North latitude, and the 9th and 16th degrees East longitude.

The country can be divided into five agroecological zones distinct by their pluviometric and pedological characteristics, presented in the following table: To achieve these development objectives, Cameroon is determined, within the framework of its growth policy, to carry out strong actions to to facilitate the task of economic operators.

In fact, apart from the implementation of many programs and projects for the development of priority sectors, the process of identifying and developing agro-pastoral zones is currently being completed by the Ministry in charge of land affairs. A free industrial zone regime was also created to facilitate the installation of exporting agro-industries, and fiscal and customs measures taken to guarantee the availability of agricultural inputs and equipment.

ZONES	AREA	RAINFALL	SOILS	CULTURE
forest single-mode	45,658 km2	2500 to 4000 mm / year Single-mode regime	Slope volcanic	Cocoa, banana, coffee, plantain, Palm oil, pepper, ginger
forest bimodal	165,770 km2	1500 to 2000mm / year 2 distinct wet seasons	Acid, clayey, ferralitic	Cocoa, Coffee, palm oil, cassava, plantain, corn, pineapple
Tops trays	31,192 km2	1500 to 2000mm / year 180 days of rain	Very fertile conducive to agricultural culture	Cocoa, Coffee, corn, potato, market gardening, bean
High savannah	123,077 km2	1500mm / year 150 days of rain	Permeable, capacity of Water retention	But, cotton, potato, millet-sorghum yam
Sudano-Sahelian	100,353 km2	400 to 1200 mm / year	Great diversity, ferruginous, lye	Cotton, millet-sorghum, cowpeas, onion, sesame

Investment opportunities exist in the areas of: 

• Production and marketing of agricultural inputs (fertilizers and pesticides)
• Agricultural equipment
• Processing of cocoa and coffee
• The sea fishing industry
• Processing and derivatives of juices
• Processing of palm and coconut oil
• The farms
• Canning and other initiatives (tomatoes, etc.)
• The conservation and local processing of agricultural products.
• The development of these industries will have a great impact, given the national and sub / regional markets, and the great capacities of the productive base.

Through conferences and thematic workshops, this exhibition show should focus on current and achievable results for Cameroon and other African countries, through case study presentations of some countries in some regions that have had a successful green revolution. It will be for this sector to:

• Facilitate South / South and North / South trade through targeted cooperation agreements and partnerships.
• Better understand the means of making an essential contribution to the design of Cameroon's agricultural development, the gateway to Central Africa, and also to some models of other geographical regions, so as to draw the attention of governments to answers and recommendations that would allow them to better understand the problems and take the challenges of the second generation of agriculture in Cameroon and other countries in order to make Cameroon “an emerging country by 2035”.
• Introduce and implement the Kaizen strategy.
• Appropriate the techniques and methods of cultivation and the material to be used for the development of parcels of farmland.
• Encourage and sustain the development of agricultural machinery, the manufacture of small agricultural processing equipment, irrigation equipment and water control for the Sahelian zones.
• Regularly present progress in the food industry and make significant assessment.
• Encourages the participation of producers and distributors of food products from Cameroon, the Gulf of Guinea, ECCAS and the Great Lakes.
• Promote local innovation through a competition to encourage the creative genius of Cameroon, the Gulf of Guinea, ECCAS and the inventors of the Great Lakes region.

The Opportunities of Agriculture;

The agricultural sector occupies a prominent place in the Cameroonian economy with a major share of 14.1% of GDP and a high level of employability of nearly 70% of the active population in 2008. In addition, it accounts for more than ¾ of primary sector exports caused by the sharp improvement in food production. Cameroon is located in the Gulf of Guinea. It is located between the 2nd and 13th degrees of North latitude, and the 9th and 16th degrees of East longitude. The country can be divided into five agro-ecological zones different from each other by their rainfall and soil characteristics, presented in the following chart:

To achieve these development goals, Cameroon is determined, as part of its growth policy, to take strong actions to facilitate the task for economic operators. In fact, apart from the achievement of numerous programs and projects for the development of priority sectors, the process of identification and planning of agro-pastoral zones is currently completed by the Ministry in charge of land affairs. An industrial free zone regime has also been created to facilitate the installation of agro-export industries, and tax and customs measures taken to ensure the availability of agricultural inputs and equipments.

Areas	Area	Pluviometry	Soils	Culture
single-mode forest	45,658 km2	2,500 to 4,000 mm / year Monomodal diet	Volcanic slope	Cocoa, banana, coffee, plantain, palm oil, pepper, ginger
bimodal forest	165,770 km2	1,500 to 2,000mm / year 2 distinct wet seasons	Acid, clay, ferralitic	Cocoa, coffee, palm oil, cassava, plantain, corn, pineapple
Highlands	31,192 km2	1,500 to 2,000mm / year 180 days of rain	Very fertile for farming	Cocoa, coffee, corn, potato, gardening, bean
High savanna	123,077 km2	1,500mm / year 150 days of rain	Permeable, water retention capacity	Corn, cotton, potato, millet-sorghum, yam
Sudano-Sahelian	100,353 km2	400 to 1,200 mm / year	High diversity, ferruginous, laundry	Cotton, millet-sorghum, cowpeas, onion, sesame

Investment opportunities are available in the following fields: 

• Production and marketing of agricultural inputs (fertilizers and pesticides)
• Agricultural equipments
• Processing of cocoa and coffee
• Sea fishing industry
• Production of intensive crops
• Processing and derivatives of juices
• Processing of palm and coconut oil
• Farms
• Canning and other initiatives (tomatoes, etc.)
• Conservation and local processing of agricultural products.
• The development of these industries will have a great impact, with regard to the national and sub-regional markets, and the large capacities of the productive base.