Cameroon

NGAPACK - COMMON INITIATIVE GROUP

(www.ngapack.tk)

NGAPACK is a non governmental organization for the promotion of farming collectives, providing information about opportunities and alternatives to poverty reduction and self-employment.

The agricultural sector in Cameroon is both an opportunity and challenge. Subsistence farming is predominant and is based on traditional practices and on family and group labor. Only a limited portion of produce is available for the market, warranting the creation of this collective.

From 2002 to 2006, a total of 50 hectares of palm oil production and 10 hectares of cocoa production projects have been farmed by this group. With support, NGAPACK hopes to add another 200 hectares by 2008.