Cameroon's Agricultural Economy in Brief

Mary T. Chambliss

No 316391, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Report Summary: Cameroon has an expanding economy which relies on both Government planning and free enterprise. Agricultural production, primarily of tropical products, accounts for 40 percent of the gross national product. Two-thirds of agricultural production is on a subsistence basis. Major cash crops are cocoa, coffee, bananas, cotton, peanuts, rubber, and oil palm products. The Government is encouraging the expansion and diversification of agricultural production. Since Cameroon's main export crops are tropical, they do not compete with U.S. agricultural products. Coffee and cocoa are the major Cameroonian products purchased by the United States. In most years, rice and other grains and tobacco are the most important U.S. exports to Cameroon.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 1968-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.316391

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