Restore soil fertility in northern Cameroon and regenerate forest cover

Soil yields in the northern part of Cameroon have been on a downward trend for almost thirty years due to the constant degradation of soil fertility in this part of the country. This determining factor handicaps the competitiveness of Cameroonian cotton and justifies actions to maintain fertility while making in- depth analysis of the factors that account for such evolution. Projects carried out over the past two decades have shown that soil and water resource degradation in the northern part of Cameroon is probably not irreversible.

In this perspective, since 2007, the first generation C2D has supported the North Cameroon Soil Conservation Project (PCS), the second phase of the Water, Soil and Tree Environment Project (ESAII). The purpose of the project is to restore soil fertility in northern Cameroon by ensuring the reduction of soil erosion, the improvement of soil water retention, the sustenance of Plant Cover Seeding (SCV), the regeneration of forest cover and the development of a baseline for rain fed rice in karals.