World Bank2012-06-122012-06-122008-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7889This study, competitiveness of the value chain of the agricultural sector in Cameroon, aims to help the Government achieve its objectives for the rural sector. The main objective of this study was to provide information on the potentials, investment and growth policies of commercial agriculture in Cameroon. It gives an overview of the constraints and analyzes the national, regional or international competitiveness of six value chains of the agricultural sector. This paper examines family and large agro-industrial farms from different regions of Cameroon. The six aspects studied are: cassava, cotton, maize, palm oil, plantain and poultry. The primary purpose of this study of competitiveness is to identify products and operating systems already competitive or having the ability to become competitive on the domestic, regional or global market. The Government has explicitly asked the Bank to support new projects of its agricultural program. This economic and sectoral work will serve as a basis for a new loan to the agricultural sector of Cameroon.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO MARKETACCESS TO MARKETSADBADVERSE IMPACTAFDBAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL COMMODITYAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISESAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICESAGRICULTURAL GOODSAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGEAGRICULTURAL MARKETSAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSAGRICULTURAL TRADEAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONANIMAL TRACTIONASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANKBANANASBEANSBEEFBENCHMARKBENCHMARKSBOTTLENECKSBROILER PRODUCTIONCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH CROPSCASSAVACDCEREALSCERTIFIED SEEDCOCOACOCOA BEANSCOFFEECOMMERCIAL FARMERSCOMMERCIAL FARMINGCOMMERCIAL VALUECOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMODITIESCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER DEMANDCONSUMERSCONTRACT FARMINGCONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTSCOOPERATIVESCOST INCREASECOTTONCOTTON PRICESCOTTON SECTORCOWPEACOWPEASCROPCROP PROCESSINGCROP PRODUCTIONCROPLANDCROPPINGCROPPING PATTERNSCULTIVARSCULTIVATIONDEBTDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDOMESTIC MARKETECOLOGICAL ZONESEGGSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSEXCESS DEMANDEXPENDITUREEXPORT CROPSEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT MARKETSEXTENSION AGENTSFAOFARMFARM MANAGEMENTFARMERFARMERSFARMINGFARMSFEEDFERTILIZERFERTILIZERSFISHERIESFOOD CROPSFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLYFORESTRYFORESTSFREIGHTFRESH FRUITFRUIT TREESFUELGDPGRAINGRAIN PRICESGRAIN PRODUCTIONGRAINSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROUNDNUTSHERBICIDESIFADIFDCINFRASTRUCTURE GRANTSINNOVATIONINPUT PRICESINSPECTIONINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENTINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL TRADEITCLABOR COSTSLAND MANAGEMENTLIGHT TRUCKLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITYMAIZEMAIZE PRODUCTIONMANUREMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET PRICESMEATMILKMILLETNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNICHE MARKETSOIL PALMOPPORTUNITY COSTPALM OILPASSENGERSPASTORALISMPEPPERPESTICIDESPINEAPPLEPLANTAINPLANTINGPOLICEPOTATOESPOULTRYPOULTRY PRODUCTIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE TRENDSPRODUCEPRODUCE MARKETINGPRODUCE MARKETING BOARDPRODUCER GROUPSPRODUCER ORGANIZATIONSPRODUCTION COSTPRODUCTION SYSTEMPRODUCTION SYSTEMSPRODUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTUREPROTEIN REQUIREMENTSPURCHASINGRAW MATERIALSREAL GDPRETAILRICERICE PRICESROADROOTSROUTEROUTESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL INCOMERURAL POPULATIONRURAL ROADSSAFETYSAFETY NETSSALESAVANNASSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSEED ACTSEED COTTONSEED TECHNOLOGYSEED VARIETIESSEEDLINGSSEEDSSESAMESLAUGHTERSMALL FARMERSSMALL PRODUCERSSOIL FERTILITYSOIL MANAGEMENTSORGHUMSOYBEANSPACINGSUBSTITUTESUBSTITUTESSUGARCANESUPPLIERSUPPLIERSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTIME CONSTRAINTSTOLLSTOTAL COSTSTRADE COMPETITIVENESSTRADE POLICYTRANSITTRANSIT TRADETRANSPORTTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION COSTSTREE CROPSTREESTRIPTRUCKSTUBERSUSAIDVALUE ADDEDVEGETABLESVEHICLEVEHICLESWAREHOUSEWHEATWORLD MARKETWORLD MARKETSYAMYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/7889