Abstract
Cameroon has enormous potentials for small ruminant production which are still largely underexploited. The Far North Region harbors about 3/4 of the total population of small ruminants (goat and sheep) in the country. Above 80% of the region’s population is involved in livestock rearing. Despite these potentials, the sustained challenges in the sector have been attributed to low investment in the sector. Production rate is low and does not meet up with the meat demands of an ever increasing population. To resolve this problem a number of projects have been put in place by the government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to work through the intermediary of common initiative groups to boost the production of livestock especially that of small ruminants. This work was carried out to examine how two of such livestock projects funded by two NGOs, Heifer International Project Cameroon (HPIC) and Comite Diocesain de Developement (CDD) in the Far North Region were managed and its effects on the quality of life of the producers. A case study was carried out on 200 producers organized in 17 common initiative groups. The result of the survey was analyzed using SPSS 20.0 English Version and the hypotheses tested using the Spearman’s Rank Correlation. The results obtained from the field revealed that 90, 97.5, and 98% of the producers witnessed an increase in livestock production, revenue and satisfaction of social needs after assistance respectively. It is concluded that the proper management of small ruminant livestock projects through the intermediary of common initiative groups has a significant and positive impact on the quantity of livestock production and socio-economic development of producers. Other projects aimed at increasing livestock production could follow the management styles of HPIC and CDD. Key words: Management, socio-economic development, livestock projects, capacity building, inputs, monitoring, control.
Highlights
Cameroon’s agriculture is the backbone of its economy, because it employs up to 70% of its workforce and contributes to 42% of its gross domestic product (GDP), about 30% of its export revenue as well as 22.7 of its added value (World Bank report, 2014). 36.6% of the population is involved in agriculture with 21.6% of Int
Cameroon’s agriculture is the backbone of its economy, because it employs up to 70% of its workforce and contributes to 42% of its gross domestic product (GDP), about 30% of its export revenue as well as 22.7 of its added value (World Bank report, 2014). 36.6% of the population is involved in agriculture with 21.6% of Cameroon’s population depending entirely on the livestock sector for a living (Annuaire Statistique du Cameroun, 2015; African Statistical Yearbook, 2016)
These localities were chosen because Heifer Project International Cameroon (HPIC) and Comité Diocésain de Dévelopement (CDD) had financed some projects on the production and sale of small ruminant production through the collaboration of local common initiative groups
Summary
Cameroon’s agriculture is the backbone of its economy, because it employs up to 70% of its workforce and contributes to 42% of its gross domestic product (GDP), about 30% of its export revenue as well as 22.7 of its added value (World Bank report, 2014). 36.6% of the population is involved in agriculture with 21.6% of Int. Cameroon’s agriculture is the backbone of its economy, because it employs up to 70% of its workforce and contributes to 42% of its gross domestic product (GDP), about 30% of its export revenue as well as 22.7 of its added value (World Bank report, 2014). Cameroon’s population depending entirely on the livestock sector for a living (Annuaire Statistique du Cameroun, 2015; African Statistical Yearbook, 2016). In 2014, the primary sector achieved high levels of growth owing to the agro pastoral potential of the country while growth in the animal husbandry subsector was estimated at 4.3%. All these three factors show that the contribution of the livestock sub-sector in the Cameroonian economy cannot be under estimated (Country Profile-Cameroon, 2015)
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