Supporting rural development in the cotton regions
Timeline: Dec 2021 – Nov 2024Budget: EUR 19,400,000 Project brief:This project, implemented by GIZ as part of ABC-PADER, supports farmers and herders in Cameroon’s cotton-growing regions by promoting climate-adapted agricultural practices and sustainable land management. GIZ’s role focuses on securing land tenure to reduce resource conflicts, providing access to finance for agricultural producers, and enhancing […]
Promotion of independent development and interreligious cooperation with a focus on the environment and conflict prevention, continuation
Timeline: Jan 2024 – Dec 2026Budget: EUR 591,000 The programme takes a holistic approach to implementing measures for conflict prevention, protection of vulnerable groups and sustainable agroecological production in rural areas. The target groups are villages in which different activities are carried out in a complementary manner according to needs. Programme page
Civic engagement for social and environmental due diligence in international investments in Cameroon
Timeline: Jan 2023 – Dec 2026Budget: EUR 336,000 The programme helps to ensure that raw materials in Cameroon are extracted in a socially fair, poverty-reducing and environmentally friendly manner as weak state structures cannot ensure compliance with environmental and socio-economic standards. This is done by strengthening citizen initiatives to monitor the trade of international corporations. […]
Support for smallholder farmers in the diocese of Bafoussam
Timeline: Jan 2020 – Mar 2024Budget: EUR 300,000 The Support for Smallholder Farmers in the Diocese of Bafoussam programme aims to enhance food security and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the Bafoussam region of Cameroon. This initiative focuses on sustainable agricultural practices, providing training, access to markets, and financial services to empower local […]
Facilitating changes in the Cameroon Cotton Basin – Rural Development Support Programme (ABC-PADER)
Timeline: Sep 2020 – Dec 2024Budget: EUR 19,400,000EU: EUR 9,400,000.BMZ: EUR 10,000,000. Programme brief:The Accompagnement des mutations du Bassin cotonnier du Cameroun – Programme d’Appui au Développement Rural (ABC-PADER) focuses on enhancing the sustainability and productivity of cotton farming in Cameroon. Key actors include GIZ, local farmers, government agencies, and NGOs working together to improve […]