Cameroon - Agriculture
Agriculture remains the backbone of Cameroon's economy, employing 70 percent of its workforce, while providing 42 percent of its GDP and 30 percent of its export revenue. Blessed with fertile land and regularly abundant rainfall in most regions, Cameroon produces a variety of agricultural commodities both for export and for domestic consumption. Coffee and cocoa are grown in central and southern regions, bananas in southwestern areas, and cotton in several northern provinces. In addition to export commodities, Cameroonian farmers produce numerous subsistence crops for family consumption. Principal food crops include millet, sorghum, peanuts, plantains, sweet potatoes, and manioc. Animal husbandry is practiced throughout the country and is particularly important in northern provinces.
I own an organisation whose backborne in based on agriculture and health, through rural development is our major concer. I which to find out what the government to doing to enhance the livelihood of the rural population. we spend much of our time educating the population on how to improve on their agricultural output. The government does nothing to moltivate our efforts. it should be noted that we cannot do all by ourself. all we are trying to put in place in the wotk of government so the have to help us realise these our objective.
Where are we leading to when most of our good porduce is exported and not consumed by us?
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Gre-Nat Foundation - Cameroon
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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; United States Department of Agriculture