Rice Production in Cameroon

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General information

  • GNI per capita PPP$, 2011: 2,360
  • Internal renewable water resources, 2011: 273 km3/year
  • Incoming water flow, 2011: 12.5 km3/year 
  • Main food consumed, 2009: cassava, plantains, maize, bananas, sorghum, vegetables, rice, pulses
  • Rice consumption, 2009: 30.3 kg milled rice per person per year

Production seasons

 

Planting

Harvesting
Main
May-Jun
Oct-Nov
Off
Jan-Feb
May-Jun

Write-up taken from the IRRI’s Rice Almanac (2013):

 

Cameroon is a West African nation bordering the Atlantic Ocean, with an area of 475,440 km2. Cameroon is one of the best-endowed countries in sub-Saharan Africa in natural resources. About half of the workforce is employed in agriculture, which makes up about 20% of GDP. The country has three regions: northern plains, central grasslands, and rich farmlands in the south, where most of the 20.03 million (2011) population lives. About 12.6% of the land is arable. This area is under threat of drought and desertification.

Source: FAOSTAT database online and AQUASTAT database online, as of November 2012.

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