Cameroon - Grassfield Decentralized and Participatory Rural Development Project

The present intervention is related to the Grassfield Rural, Participatory and Decentralized Development Project. It should help increase the production of foodstuffs and build the managerial capacity of village communities, agricultural professional organizations (APOs) and producers. This will generate additional incomes for the population and also contribute to poverty alleviation and improved food security. The implementation of the project will also contribute creating 29,300 permanent and temporary jobs as well as foster the emergence and integration of women in economic channels. The project will help create around 29,300 permanent and temporary jobs, raise awareness of 12,700 people for the prevention and control of endemic diseases and HIV / AIDS, and facilitate access to safe drinking water for more than 360,000 people in its area of intervention. The components of the project are as follows: (i) agricultural development; (ii) capacity building; (iii) support to rural infrastructures; and (iv) project coordination and management.