Adequate Financing And Agricultural Production: Response To New Generation Agriculture In Cameroon

Abstract

Food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger are persistent within the urban and rural areas in Cameroon resulting from inadequate development policy approaches. As a step to solve this problem, our study seeks principally to: evaluate the impact of adequate financing on agricultural production. Use is made of control function modeling. Empirical results are based on 2007 household consumption survey and statistics from Ministry of Agriculture. The result shows that adequate financing is strongly correlated with agricultural production, while results by type and nature of agricultural credit show that personal financing, bank and micro-financial institution, family and partners, friends and tontines and institutional support is increasing agricultural production. Further, subsidies in kind contribute more in augmenting agricultural production as compared to subsidies in cash. These results have implications for addressing the food security problem and poverty reduction in terms of improving agricultural productivity through adequate financing and subsidies in kind and income growth in this period of economic emergence.

Typologies of pineapple-based farming systems in Centre-Cameroon

“…The dominance of women in type 1 explains the high proportion of small farms (0.30±0.23 ha), low pineapple production, the position of pineapple among the crops produced and farm income. The labor force, working time and availability of capital are actual constraints for these women confirming the findings of Tambi et al (2017). In addition, these findings are in line with that of Fonjong et al (2010) who explained that women inherited land from their husbands and/or parents, and the size of the cultivated fields depends on the family head's decision and vision.…”

“…In addition, these findings are in line with that of Fonjong et al (2010) who explained that women inherited land from their husbands and/or parents, and the size of the cultivated fields depends on the family head's decision and vision. Moreover, women do not have technical training on the pineapple production because of their multiple activities and the position in the traditional society (Fonjong et al, 2010;Fon, 2011;Tambi et al, 2017). Finally, production conducted by women is oriented towards household consumption (mixed cropping) as well as the stabilization of household income, which is very often different from that of men (Tambi et al, 2017).…”

“…Moreover, women do not have technical training on the pineapple production because of their multiple activities and the position in the traditional society (Fonjong et al, 2010;Fon, 2011;Tambi et al, 2017). Finally, production conducted by women is oriented towards household consumption (mixed cropping) as well as the stabilization of household income, which is very often different from that of men (Tambi et al, 2017). The traditional management of the cultivated fields without mineral fertilization and synthetic pesticides is in accordance with assertion of Abate et al (2000).…”

Government and Non-Governmental Organisation Led Agricultural Development Projects and the Accumulation of Social and Economic Capitals in Mezam, Cameroon

“…Over 80% of the rural population depends solely on agriculture, including a strong livestock subsector. Food crops include Maize, rice potatoes and beans, Plantains, cocoyams, cassava, yams are also produced, and many of these are food staples in the region [66,67,68]. Besides, there are vast flowing rivers and water bodies (such as river Mezam, lake Awing) that encourage irrigation for off season cultivation and fishing activities.…”

“…Mezam division is quite interesting for this study, given that it hosts government and non-government organizations, who are involved in providing (agricultural) project related services to the population. It is therefore ideal for a comparative analysis of the sustainability of Government and NGO-led projects [67].…”