Revitalization of the PNDD: Time for Evaluation
Since 2025, communities living near Deng Deng National Park (PNDD) in the Eastern Region have been receiving support from SAILD as part of a participatory restoration project for degraded forest areas within the park’s forest landscape. Residents of the villages of Kambo-Cassi, Hona, and Mansa have been trained in restoration practices such as agroforestry and […]
Heirloom seeds: The Esse Fair highlights agroecology.
The sixth edition of the Central African Farmers’ Seed Fair (FOSPAC 6) brought together various stakeholders in the seed sector. It took place in Esse from February 27 to March 1, 2026. The town of Esse buzzed with activity for three days. This town in the Mefou and Afamba department showcased its traditional expertise in […]
The rush for organic fertilizers
More than 70 producers and stakeholders in agroecology and organic farming took part in an information day on the manufacture of natural fertilizers. It was held on February 20, 2026, in Yaoundé. The 2026 agricultural season is on the horizon. Producers and stakeholders in agroecology and organic farming are mobilizing for the occasion. After preparing […]
Agroecology and agroforestry are gaining ground in Belabo
From December 3 to 12, 2025, the populations of the villages of Hona, Mansa, and Kombocassi in the East Cameroon region benefited from the support of the NGO SAILD for the technical monitoring of their agroecological farms. The Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) spent 10 days with the beneficiaries of the “Participatory restoration […]
Producers showcase their expertise in agroecology in the East
Producers trained in the application of agroecological practices in the Eastern region gave practical presentations on the products and knowledge they had acquired. This took place during replication sessions held from November 25 to 27, 2025. They have become “model producers” thanks to the project Scaling up agroecology to strengthen food and nutrition security in […]
Agroecological practices being tested in the Center
Since September 2025, SAILD, IRAD, and producers from the SCOOPMAN cooperative in Mbalmayo have been conducting experiments in agroecological practices on smallholder farms in Mbalmayo and Nkolbisson in central Cameroon. With this in mind, they visited these test plots on November 14 and 17. The Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) and the Agricultural […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Far North: Agroecology skills for producers
The northern region of Cameroon was the setting for the training of numerous producers in agroecological practices. The activity, run by the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD), took place from May 21 to 31, 2025. Compost production for 03 months, neem-based biopesticide production, lick stone production, antibiotics made from small chillies, plant-based deworming, […]