Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2018 Context The Strategic Development Plan for Green Cities in Central Africa is part of the project GCP/SFC/001/MUL titled “Enhanced Food Security in Urban Areas of Central Africa through Better Availability of Locally Produced Food.” This initiative is being implemented across six Central African countries: Cameroon,…
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2018 Context Gabon, despite its vast agricultural potential, currently only produces 43% of its population’s food needs, leading to a heavy reliance on imports. The key challenges impeding the growth of Gabonese agriculture include an aging rural population, the migration of young people to urban centers,…
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2018 Context: In the 1990s, Central African countries began implementing reforms in forest management to involve local communities more directly. One significant reform was the introduction of participatory forestry regimes, with “community forests” being the most prevalent. This model was initially introduced in Cameroon and later…
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2018 Context As part of the implementation of the project GCP/SFC/001/MUL titled “Enhanced Food Security in Urban Areas of Central Africa through Better Availability of Locally Produced Food,” various efforts were made to enhance the technical, organizational, and material capacities of agricultural producers in six beneficiary…
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2018 Context In 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched the project TCP/SFC/3503, “Support for the Prevention and Management of Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD) in Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.” Over two years, the project aimed to strengthen the capacities of institutional and scientific…
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2017 Context In late 2017, the project initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Central Africa to develop horticulture in urban and peri-urban areas came to an end. Over three years, this initiative supported more than 3,500 small-scale farmers and 160 agricultural product processors…