The project implementation site is located in the locality of Mancha, about ten kilometers from the town of Foumbot in the West region.
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« Manioc Cam “. It is under this label that the farmers of the Noun department in the West region aim to produce at least 35 tonnes of cassava per hectare and transform at least 50 tonnes per day into bread flour. The implementation site of the cassava production and processing unit is located in the locality of Mancha, about ten kilometers from the town of Foumbot in the West region.
According to information contained in the weekly Cameroon Business Today of Wednesday April 13, 2023, the project already consolidated and recently validated in Yaoundé by experts from the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (Minepat) received the anointing of the administrative, local and traditional authorities of the Western region.
According to official figures, Cameroon produced around 4,858,329 tonnes of cassava in 2020, placing the country 13th in the world. Although generated mostly by small producers, Cameroonian cassava represents about 1.6% of world production. In 2020, the extent of cassava cultivation was nearly 329,371 hectares. The average yield was 14.75 tons per hectare. Countries of the same level in Asia are at more than 20 tonnes per hectare.
