Abstract
This article analyzes the functioning of the Yaounde market through an analysis of the role of the public authorities in the functioning of the Yaounde market, the types of economic actors involved in the commercial exchanges, the sources and the supply routes of the different marketed cattle breeds, The financial analysis of the actors involved and constraints to the development of this market through a survey of the various actors was carried out. Data was collected using a questionnaire administered to 121 respondents who were selected by the multi-stage random sampling technique. The analysis of the collected data revealed that the lifting of the health barrier established between the Far North and the Great South of Cameroon against the diseases of plague, trypanosomiasis and foot-and-mouth disease plays an essential role in the development of the Yaounde markets. Lately, it has assumed a regional economic importance since it hosts not only the animals of North Cameroon but also those of the Central African Republic. Not according to their race or their geographical origin, the commercial value of the animals is appreciated according to their life weight, or their morphology. The financial analysis of the actors shows that this activity is profitable. However, the gross margin generated by the big butchers (52,700 CFA francs / beef) and the small butchers (43,500 CFA / leg of 64 kg) were the most interesting. Although the market has become a supply hub for some major cities of Cameroon (Douala) and the Central African Sub Region (Libreville and Malabo), it suffers from infrastructural difficulties and a lack of transfer of competence through decentralization.
Highlights
Economic activities related to cattle trade has grown significantly in Yaoundé over the last ten years with an average of 2,000 to 3,000 cattle slaughtered onthe main market day
Is the fact that the routing of commercial cattle has become easier for neighbouring regions, both from North-West and the North Region of Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic, a country weakened by many wars including those of 1993 and 2015 [1]
The different types of actors in the beef sector encountered in the livestock markets in Yaoundé are divided into two categories: Institutional actors who generally play the role of facilitator and support [4] to the cattle sector and the direct actors
Summary
Economic activities related to cattle trade has grown significantly in Yaoundé over the last ten years with an average of 2,000 to 3,000 cattle slaughtered onthe main market day. The livestock markets of Yaoundé receive livestock from the large production basins of Cameroon (Adamawa, North and Far North Cameroon), and from Chad and the Central African Republic. Several reasons can explain the rise of cattle trade in this city. Is the fact that the routing of commercial cattle has become easier for neighbouring regions, both from North-West and the North Region of Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic, a country weakened by many wars including those of 1993 and 2015 [1]. Mostly the PeulM'bororo, flee with their herds from conflict zones to more secure urban towns within the Central African Monetary Community (Douala, Yaoundé, Libreville, Brazzaville, and Bata). Several authors [2, 3] have stated that during the 1980s, the livestock of NorthCameroon had few commercial outlets because of Mbé's
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