Agriculture: AgriConnect aims to mobilize CFAF 1.12 trillion for eight value chains by 2030

Cameroon launched the AgriConnect pact in Yaoundé on October 21, 2026, with support from the World Bank Group to accelerate investment in eight agri-food value chains. For 2026–2030, the program sets out 24 interventions requiring about $1.87 billion, or nearly CFAF 1.12 trillion, according to IFAD. It aims in part to cut the food import bill by 28%, from $1.6 billion to $1.15 billion, while increasing domestic agricultural production, local processing and private investment. The targeted chains are maize, rice, cassava, palm oil, cocoa, soybeans, milk, and fisheries and aquaculture; 2030 targets include annual production of 6 million tonnes of maize and 800,000 tonnes of palm oil.