Cameroon - South West Province Rural Development Project

The present Project concerns the Rural Development of the South West Province. It provides for a series of economic and social catch-up measures aimed at improving the living conditions of the population. These measures cover the coffee, cocoa and food crops sector, support for cooperatives and cooperative management institutions, construction of roads and water points, strengthening of extension, distribution of inputs and the improvement of the marketing and credit system. The main components of the project are as follows: (i) economic and social infrastructure; (ii) production development; (iii) credit; (iv) food marketing; (v) support for cooperatives and cooperative management institutions; (vi) support for health services; (vii) the South West Development Authority (SOWEDA); and (viii) study for the preparation of the second phase of the project.