720 000 cassava stems distributed to producers

Producers in the Littoral and South West parts of Cameroon just received a shipment of more than 720 000 cassava stems.

These improved plants available to producers under the investment Project and Development of Agricultural Markets (Pidma) will create seed gardens, sources disclosed.

Funded to the tune of 50 billion FCFA by the World Bank, Pidma aims to boost the production of cassava, maize and sorghum in Cameroon to supply local agribusinesses.

Unfortunately, a World Bank team on a visit to Cameroon found out that Pidma is slow to take off in the field, due to the rough structuring of producer organizations.