(Business in Cameroon) - An agropole of cassava production, processing and commercialization has been launched in Atok, in East Cameroon. It has been launched by Cameroon’s ministry of economy in the framework of the agropole projects that it oversees.

Thanks to funds from government, this project initiated by women’s organizations aimed to increase the annual cassava production from 178 tons to 6,280 tons. According to them, this will help produce about 3,500 tons of cassava flour.

Lets’ note that through the agropole projects initiated some years ago, Cameroon’s government wants to create income-generating activities in rural zones and boost national production in order to reduce food products’ imports.

BRM