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Cameroun: ils et elles ont dit

Cameroon
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Tree domestication programme in Africa helps families out of poverty
Planting indigenous fruit and medicinal trees has changed the lives of tens of thousands of poor people in rural Africa.  Women are feeding their families, sending their children to school and improving their status at home thanks to a successful IFAD-supported programme.
Source: IFAD
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A creative approach makes health care affordable
Affordable health care saves lives

The costs of health care services to patients in West Africa have been rising because governments can no longer afford to pay for public health care systems. Unlike most developed countries, the formal health insurance sector in West Africa covers only a small minority, primarily those working directly for governments or large corporations. This leaves most of the poor rural population - those most in need - unable to afford health services, especially in emergency situations.
Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Batcham: stimulating community initiative

Batcham is located in the provincial capital of the West Province of Cameroon. In a ten-minute drive from Bafoussam, on the road to Bamenda, you will find a junction branching off to Dschang which also leads to Batcham. On this road you cannot miss a big junction with a market and many bicycles and motorcycles waiting to pick up people going to Batcham. Take a right and a dirt road will lead you to Batcham. You must fasten your seat belt and hold on tight otherwise you will hit your head against the roof of the vehicle as it rides over the the potholes.

Source: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC)
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Bokito rural: when resistance is changed into commitment

Bokito Rural is a village located 200 km North West of Yaounde, the capital of the Republic of Cameroon.

This village is under the administrative Division of Mbam and Inoubou in the Center Province of the country. It is one of the lucky villages in the country, with most of the roads tarred except for about one kilometre. When entering this village, you will not miss the locally constructed bridge which was repaired by the youth of the village, who collect fees from every vehicle crossing the bridge. Just after the bridge is the chief's compound, looking clean like most of the compounds in the village. The village is small. It is made up of three quarters, namely Niolomo, Doubodo and Ossombi.

Source: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC)
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Nkouondja, Cameroon: a committed village leader

Nkouondja, a village in the West Province of the Republic of Cameroon, is known in the Foumbot District for its improvement in the management of its water supply system. The secret behind this improved management is the proper organization of the village with prominent figures like the chief, Mr. Isiaka - president of the Village Development Committee (VDC) and Mr. Moussah - president of the Water Management Committee (WMC).

Source: International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC)
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FAO
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Conserver les mangroves du Cameroun
Catherine Molindo et un groupe d'amies sont propriétaires de la coopérative de transformation du poisson LIWOFISHCO, une petite affaire qu'elles ont elles-mêmes lancée dans cette petite ville portuaire animée de la côte sud-ouest du Cameroun.
Source: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO)
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FIDA
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Cameroun: les noix de kola, comment transformer un patrimoine culturel en produit lucratif

En Afrique centrale, l'adage veut que celui qui apporte du kola apporte la vie. Pourtant, jusqu'à une époque récente, personne ne se décidait à planter des kolatiers. Le Centre international pour la recherche en agroforesterie et ses partenaires ne ménagent pas leurs efforts pour faire de ce patrimoine culturel un produit rentable en domestiquant le kolatier, et ils font appel à la multiplication végétative pour obtenir des noix de grande qualité.
Source: Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)
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FIDA
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Cameroun: la domestication des arbres améliore les revenus des ménages

Au Cameroun, les programmes de formation à la domestication des arbres, du World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), appuyés par le Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA), ont donné naissance à de nouvelles petites industries lucratives: les pépinières. Les agriculteurs produisant eux-mêmes leurs plants améliorés d'arbres agroforestiers, en particulier des espèces d'arbres locales et plants médicinaux à grande valeur économique et les vendent pour gagner de gros revenus.
Source: Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)
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CE
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Promouvoir le développement rural parmi les agriculteurs du Cameroun

La pauvreté est très répandue dans les zones rurales du Cameroun. Après la libéralisation des industries du café et du cacao dans les années 90, des programmes de développement ont été mis en place afin d'aider les producteurs locaux de café, cacao, bananes et huile de palme. Ces programmes avaient pour but d'améliorer les méthodes de production et, partant, de rendre les produits plus compétitifs sur les marchés.
Source: Commission européenne
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Cameroon: farming in the dark

Poor farmers have little chance of getting a fair price for their produce if they don’t know how much markets beyond their villages are willing to pay. The internet is leveling their playing field through schemes such as INFOSHARE, which is giving access to the latest market news to thousands of remote cocoa and coffee farmers in Cameroon.
Source: United Nations Information Service
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