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 […]
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 […]
Agroecology: New challenges for producers in East Cameroon
From May 08 to 17, 2025, a large number of farmers in the East Cameroon region benefited from capacity-building in agro-ecological practices. A total of 40 people, including 16 women, were trained in 15 agroecological practices specific to agricultural production, livestock breeding and nutrition. The training modules were developed on the basis of needs identified […]
Study to assess the level of well-being of populations in forest areas
From April 21 to May 03, 2025, SAILD carried out a baseline study in 04 regions of Cameroon. The aim of this study, conducted by SAILD (Support Service for Local Development Initiatives) is to provide information on the well-being of indigenous populations and local communities. Data was collected in 32 villages in the South, East, Littoral […]
NEPAC stays on course
The Network for the Promotion of Agroecology in Cameroon (NEPAC), of which SAILD is a member and provides the technical secretariat, held its first General Assembly of the year from April 09 to 11, 2025 in Kribi, capital of the Ocean department in the South Cameroon region. After two years of existence, the Network for the […]
Trained interviewers for efficient data collection
From March 01 to 14, 20 surveyors, including 09 women, were trained at SAILD’s Maroua and Bertoua branches. This was a prelude to a survey that will assess the level of appropriation of agroecology in the Far North and East regions of Cameroon. The “AgroEcology+” project implemented by the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives […]
NEPAC: Promoting agroecology in the Sahelian zone
Some thirty key players from the North and Far North regions met in Maroua on March 12 and 13, 2025, to understand the challenges facing the Network for the Promotion of Agroecology in Cameroon (NEPAC) and to lay the foundations for the Sahelian zone. The Network for the Promotion of Agroecology in Cameroon (NEPAC) was […]
A new partnership for sustainable development in Cameroon
The NGO SAILD signed a partnership agreement with two foreign researchers on March 04, 2025 in the Elig-Essono district of Yaoundé. Promoting the sustainability of deforestation-free landscapes and ensuring fair and transparent supply chains in Cameroon are the aims of this new collaboration between the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) through researchers Franck […]