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Cameroon

Located in Central Africa, Cameroon is home to 23 million people. Due to its climat­ic, cultural and biological diversity, Cameroon is often described as ‘Africa in miniature’. The agricultural sector contributes 44% to GDP and employs 70% of the workforce. A significant increase in the domestic demand for chicken is expected and the sec­tor enjoys high import protection. In contrast to other export products, cacao is only culti­vated by small farmers and is used primarily as a source of income for populations living in forested areas. Other major supply chains are cassava, plantains, vegetables, maize, rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes. These products serve as food crops while bananas, cotton, coffee, rubber, oil palms and pineapples are produced mainly for export. Most of the meat demand is met by cattle and chicken. The national diet is balanced in terms of macronutrients, with consumption of fruits and vegetables exceeding the recommended intake by 200g per day. Nonetheless, micronutrients deficiencies remain, with one third of children’s diet lacking in dietary diversity and two fifths of women of reproductive age suffering from anemia.

Read the full PARI country dossier here, see the Cameroon farmer innovation contest page here, and read the country innovation study on the status of agricultural innovations, innovation platforms and innovation investments in Cameroon here.

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Publications

PARI Policy Brief No. 9: Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Africa – Insights from Research Dossiers on 12 PARI Partner Countries

Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth – 12 Country Dossiers

The ReSAKSS Country eAtlases

2017

The ReSAKSS Country eAtlases is a GIS-based mapping tool designed to help policy analysts and policymakers access and use high quality and highly disaggregated data on agricultural, socio-economic, and bio-physical indicators to guide agricultural policy and investment decisions.

Country Innovation Studies

2016 | Prepared by the PARI national partners and FARA

The Innovation Studies for the 12 African PARI countries provide an overview of the status of agricultural innovations, innovation platforms and innovation investment in the respective country. Read more Country Innovation Studies

On the use of agricultural system models for exploring technological innovations across scales in Africa: A critical review

2016 | R.P. Rötter | F.L. Sehomi | J.G. Höhn | J.K. Niemi | M. van den Berg

Published as: ZEF – Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 23, Center for Development Research, Bonn.

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PARI Policy Brief No. 1: Strategic Directions for Development Collaboration for Food Security and Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tapping Potentials of Innovation for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth – an Africa-wide Perspective

Report on Potentials and Cooperation Opportunities in African Countries

Potentials and Possibilities for German Collaboration in Agriculture – 12 Country Dossiers