The Agropole Programme created in August, 2012 entered a highly decisive stage in 2013 epitomising in the execution of 15 agric projects cutting across a medley of sub sectors. Piggery, poultry, pineapple, fish, soja, rice and maize production are among the sub sectors that benefitted and will continue to benefit from the programme within its eight-year period. According to the balance sheet from the programme office in Yaounde, 15 projects are in the course of execution having as objective to put to the market the following: 1,1 million fowls, 108.6 million eggs, 38,600 pigs, 14,000 tonnes of pineapple, 7,750 tonnes of corn, 4,800 tonnes of soja, 2,200 tonnes of paddy rice and 1,425 tonnes of fish. Among the projects so far launched are: pig production in Mefou and Akono Division where pig production will move from the current 5,000 to 25, 600 per annum; poultry farming in Nkam to step up production from 207,000 chickens to 528,000 per annum, egg production in Baleng in the West Region with expectation to increase production from 142,650,000 eggs to 251,250,000 per year; production of 26,000 metric tons of pineapple on 325 hectares of land in Awae; production of 35,000 metric tonnes of rice in Galim; increase in the production of maize in Nkoteng and Lembe-Yesum where 12,470 metric tons are expected annually as well as the production of 4,669 tonnes of maize in the Faro and Benue Divisions.
The Agropole Programme created in August, 2012 entered a highly decisive stage in 2013 epitomising in the execution of 15 agric projects cutting across a medley of sub sectors. Piggery, poultry, pineapple, fish, soja, rice and maize production are among the sub sectors that benefitted and will continue to benefit from the programme within its eight-year period. According to the balance sheet from the programme office in Yaounde, 15 projects are in the course of execution having as objective to put to the market the following: 1,1 million fowls, 108.6 million eggs, 38,600 pigs, 14,000 tonnes of pineapple, 7,750 tonnes of corn, 4,800 tonnes of soja, 2,200 tonnes of paddy rice and 1,425 tonnes of fish. Among the projects so far launched are: pig production in Mefou and Akono Division where pig production will move from the current 5,000 to 25, 600 per annum; poultry farming in Nkam to step up production from 207,000 chickens to 528,000 per annum, egg production in Baleng in the West Region with expectation to increase production from 142,650,000 eggs to 251,250,000 per year; production of 26,000 metric tons of pineapple on 325 hectares of land in Awae; production of 35,000 metric tonnes of rice in Galim; increase in the production of maize in Nkoteng and Lembe-Yesum where 12,470 metric tons are expected annually as well as the production of 4,669 tonnes of maize in the Faro and Benue Divisions. Government's support through the programme include 100 percent coverage of socio-community infrastructure and capacity building; 35 percent contribution to supply of in-put, and 30 per cent support to production equipment among others.
