Strengthening the capacities of local flour producers
Faced with food insecurity, the focus is on skills. A workshop on capacity building for local flour producers with a view to structuring, qualifying, and professionalizing the sector was held from December 2 to 5, 2025, in Bertoua. The goal is clear: to make cassava and sweet potato flour credible alternatives to imported wheat. To […]
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 […]
Artisan bakers and pastry chefs trained in the use of local flours
Around twenty bakers and pastry chefs gathered in Yaoundé on November 12 and 13, 2025. The aim was to strengthen their knowledge of bread production using local flours. Following the launch on October 6 of the project “Strengthening artisanal bakeries incorporating local flours in the production of bread and pastries in Cameroon,” the headquarters of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Central Africa platform of the EOA initiative for agroecology is being set up
The Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative in Africa (EOA-I) held its Steering Committee meeting in Yaounde in July 2025. This was an opportunity to relaunch the Central Africa platform of this African Union initiative. The members of the steering committee of Ecological and Organic Agriculture in Africa (EOA-I) met from July 16 to 18, 2025, in […]
Yaounde residents learn about organic mushroom production
An information day was held on July 16, 2025 at the Centre de la Promotion de la Femme et de la Famille in Yaounde 5, organized by SAILD to promote organic mushroom growing and marketing. How do you grow mushrooms organically? What are the prerequisites for growing mushrooms (myciculture)? What are the production techniques and […]