This article reveals that Cameroon is forced to import large quantities of cereals (rice, maize) to fill the gap in production, feed its population and meet the demands of the brewing industries.
What is agriculture in Cameroon?
Agriculture in Cameroon is an industry that has plenty of potential. Cameroon produced in 2018: In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products, such as coffee (33 thousand tons) and natural rubber (55 thousand tons).
Should Cameroon modernise agriculture?
That is why during the agro pastoral show in Ebolowa, President Paul Biya stressed the need to modernised Cameroon’s agriculture, so as to increase the productivity of small farmers and encourage the emergence of “second generation” production units; that is to say large and medium size companies.