Cameroon Pushes to Cut Food Imports and Boost Domestic Production: Journalist
16:51 22.10.2026 (Updated: 17:04 22.10.2026)
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Cameroon Pushes to Cut Food Imports and Boost Domestic Production: Journalist
The renewal of Cameroon’s Integrated Agropastoral and Fisheries Import Substitution Programme for 2027-2029 offers another opportunity to strengthen the country’s sovereignty, Eddy Junior Ayissi told Sputnik Africa.
Despite previous efforts, the country still spends approximately $1.45 billion on imported rice, fish and oil, he noted, highlighting the need to make the initiative more effective.
According to the journalist, key steps to boost Cameroon’s competitiveness under the AfCFTA include:
Facilitating access to agricultural inputs and land;
Improving transport infrastructure;
Leveraging public procurement to support local producers.
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