scholarly journals Market Gardening and Poverty Reduction in Jakiri Subdivision North West Region Cameroon

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-57
Author(s):  
Tsi Evaristus Angwafo ◽  
Nsaidzemi Eric Bime
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
North West ◽  
West Region ◽  
Household Interview ◽  
Market Gardening ◽  
Targeted Marketing

Poverty reduction has been one of the main objectives of major international organisations like FAO, World Bank, UNICEF and governments’ especially those of Africa. This study contributes to the fight against poverty through the analysis of market gardening as a strategy to poverty reduction in the Jakiri municipality. Data were collected through household interview, focus group discussion, interview of personnel of the ministry of agriculture and rural development, councils, religious heads and local chiefs) and field observations. Data were analysed by descriptive statistics, correlation and regression. The findings revealed that 73% of the market gardeners in Jakiri subdivision did not attend secondary school, lack skills to compete for jobs in urban areas. Agriculture particularly market gardening was their major source of income generating activity as more than 75% of the household income comes from market gardening. Also, more than 80% of what is produced is sold. Moreover, 90% of the gardeners in Jakiri subdivision think that if government could help them improve on their productivity their livelihoods will improve and this will take them out of poverty. There are high expectations that the income and the number of market gardeners will rise over time and space. This can be seen by the number of farmers involved and their earning where more than 70% earn from 1,000,000FCFA and above per year, an average of 83,334FCFA and above per month. Targeted marketing development strategies need to be followed by market gardeners and various stakeholders in Jakiri to better exploit the economic potential of these crops and at the same time maintaining its contributions to the local crop diversity.

NGOs Interventions in The Care Provided to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS): The Case of Community Initiative for Sustainable Development (COMINSUD) In the North West Region, Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukum Cenotar Engwari ◽  
Achu Frida Njiei
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
North West ◽  
Health Aid ◽  
The North ◽  
West Region

This research work examines the activities of COMINSUD; a Non-Governmental organisation responsible for the distribution of food and health aid to the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Cameroon North West region as a result of socio-economic and political instability in the country’s Anglophone regions. A qualitative and quantitative approach was used to collect primary data with the help of interviews, observation, questionnaires and focus group discussions. Field work results indicates that though COMINSUD provides considerable support for IDPs who have access to the organization’s services in urban centers, those in remote rural and inaccessible areas with poor topography and dense forest lack access to these vital support services; unless they move to urban areas to meet the service providers. Consequently, vast majority of IDPs living in poor and deplorable conditions are deprived from these services as a result of both natural and man-made conditions that affect movement from these enclave areas. To ensure adequate supplies of food and health aid to the vulnerable masses, there is need for government and its agencies to provide an enabling environment and infrastructure including security to protect service providers from the extremes of war in the region.

scholarly journals The Implications of Climate Variability on Market Gardening in Santa Sub-Division, North West Region of Cameroon

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amawa Sani Gur ◽  
Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi ◽  
Tata Emmanuel Sunjo ◽  
Azieh Edwin Awambeng
Keyword(s):  
Climate Variability ◽  
North West ◽  
West Region ◽  
Market Gardening

An Empirical Study of Human Trafficking Law in Cameroon: Victims Rarely Seek Justice and Traffickers Are Not Held Liable

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-441
Author(s):  
Monique Aziza
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
West Region ◽  
Arduous Task ◽  
Adults And Children

This article argues that the number of unprosecuted human traffickers is growing in Cameroon. This article aims to examine Cameroonian government officials, prosecutors and judiciary attitudes to human trafficking laws, which endanger Cameroonians. This article is an empirical study of victims of human trafficking. It takes an objective look at Cameroon's anti-trafficking law that criminalises the trafficking of adults and children. It is evident that societal discrimination towards the North West region, lack of opportunities for free education or to a trade post-primary school and the lack of enforcement of the anti-trafficking law are making combating human trafficking an arduous task.

Impact and Challenges of Centres for Education and Community Action in Cameroon’s North West Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-74
Author(s):  
Fonteh Athanasius Amungwa
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
North West ◽  
West Region ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of community education and challenges facing Centres for Education and Community Action as a rural development strategy in Cameroon. The study was conducted in the North-West Region of Cameroon, employing field observations, semi-structured interviews with key informants using a convenient sampling technique and through elaborate review of documents. These research instruments were blended into what is termed triangulation and the data collected was analysed descriptively. The main focus of qualitative analysis is to understand the ways in which people act and the accounts that people give for their actions. This paper posits that extreme dependence on the provision of Western formal education cannot solve the problems of a rapidly changing society like Cameroon, which is facing a long-term economic crisis and persistent unemployment issues of graduates. Consequently, education should be redefined in the context of the prevailing economic crisis to make it responsive to the aspirations of rural communities. Findings showed that community education had contributed towards rural development immensely but has suffered many challenges due to neglect of the field in the policy agenda. This paper recommends the integration of community education with formal education to facilitate group and community betterment in particular and rural transformation in general.

scholarly journals Credit Constraint and Rural Household Welfare in the Mezam Division of the North-West Region of Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5964
Author(s):  
Louis Atamja ◽  
Sungjoon Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Rural Household ◽  
Household Welfare ◽  
Switching Regression ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Credit Constraint ◽  
Endogenous Switching Regression ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
West Region

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the rural household’s head and household characteristics on credit accessibility. This study also seeks to investigate how credit constraint affects rural household welfare in the Mezam division of the North-West region of Cameroon. Using data from a household survey questionnaire, we found that 36.88% of the households were credit-constrained, while 63.13% were unconstrained. A probit regression model was used to examine the determinants of households’ credit access, while an endogenous switching regression model was used to analyze the impact of credit constraint on household welfare. The results from the probit regression model indicate the importance of the farmer’s or trader’s organization membership, occupation, and savings to the household’s likelihood of being credit-constrained. On the other hand, a prediction from the endogenous switching regression model confirms that households with access to credit have a better standard of welfare than a constrained household. From the results, it is necessary for the government to subsidize microfinance institutions, so that they can take on the risk of offering credit to rural households.

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