Cameroon finalizes its NDC 3.0
The national workshop to validate Cameroon’s third generation Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) was held from October 22 to 24, 2025, in the city of Yaoundé. The country hopes to be well prepared to take part in the 30th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 30). “Transforming the challenges of climate change into […]
Rural women: mothers of a thriving rural economy
October 15, 2025 marks the commemoration of International Rural Women’s Day. On this occasion, SAILD visited rural women who contribute significantly to the local economy in the department of Lékié, in the central region. Nkom-Ndamba is a small village located in the Obala district in the central region.Located about 30 kilometers from downtown Yaoundé, agriculture […]
Women driving the agroecological transition in Belabo
From September 28 to October 3, 2025, the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) accompanied around forty beneficiaries in the villages of Mansa, Hona, and Kambo-Cassi in eastern Cameroon. All of the farms visited revealed a strong involvement of women in agroecology. In order to continue training local communities involved in implementing agroecological techniques […]
A new project to enhance Cameroon-made flours
SAILD brought together around twenty bakers and pastry chefs on October 6, 2025. The event took place in the Elig-Essono neighborhood of Yaoundé, marking the official launch of a project to strengthen artisanal bakeries using local flours. Cameroon has abundant local resources that can be used to reduce its growing dependence on imported wheat flour. […]
Reflections on land rights in Yoko and Nanga Eboko
To improve knowledge of land rights and access to land for communities in the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga Eboko in Central Cameroon, a workshop to present and validate the messages to be conveyed was held on September 5, 2025, at the GIZ offices in Yoko. Land issues in the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga […]
A showcase for the natural resources of the Congo Basin
Cosmetopoeia days held from September 9 to 11, 2025, in the city of Yaoundé, showcased the natural resources of the Congo Basin and highlighted their benefits for the local cosmetics industry. More than 70% of cosmetics sold in Cameroon come from foreign countries. The domestic cosmetics sector accounts for only 30%. To change this situation, […]
SAILD at Baka Dream Days 2025
The 6th edition of the BAKA DREAM DAYS 2025 Cultural and Tourism Festival was held from September 4 to 7, 2025, at the Baka Living Museum, located in the village of Assok, Mintom district. The festival, themed “Securing the Bakas in the research process, promoting tourism and sustainable development” aimed to promote the cultural and […]
Belabo farmers say “yes” to agroecology
From July 28 to August 4, 2025, the Local Development Initiatives Support Service (SAILD) promoted four agroecological practices in the villages of Kambocassi, Hona, and Mansa in the Belabo district of eastern Cameroon. Agroforestry, crop association, the production of a biofertilizer based on Tithonia, and the production of a chili-based insect repellent are the agroecological […]
A study to assess the cosmetic potential of NTFPs in eastern Cameroon
From July 28 to August 4, 2025, SAILD conducted a mission in the villages of Kambocassi, Hona, and Mansa in the Lom-et-Djerem department in the East Cameroon region. This mission, part of the project “Cosmetopoeia of the Congo Basin. From tradition to modernity: a mediation of endogenous and exogenous knowledge in an economic intelligence approach” […]
SAILD-IRAD: A duo promoting agroecology
A meeting to relaunch activities promoting agroecology was held between the two institutions on July 22, 2025, at the SAILD General Secretary’s office in the Elig-Essono district of Yaounde. The objectives of this meeting were to establish and understand the process of experimenting with agroecological practices in rural areas, based on the scientific rural research […]