Boosting Commercial Agriculture: Satisfactory Performance Earned

D evelopment stakeholders met in Yaounde yester­ day, July 16, 2026, to review the results of activities carried out between 2019- 2026 under the Country's Stra­ tegic Opportunity Programme (COSOP), and formulate a new COSOP plan for 2027-2032. Developed by the International Fund for Agricultural Develop­ ment (IFAD), in collaboration with the government of Ca­ meroon, COSOP has a strategic target to sustainably improve income, food and nutrition se­ curity of the rural poor, create jobs, particularly for women and youths, increase the in­ come, strengthen market inte­ gration, boost sectoral capaci­ ties in coordination, policy consultation, and results ma­ nagement. The review session chaired by the Ministry of Economy, Plan­ ning and Regional Development (MINEPAT), publicised a cumu­ lative technical achievement rate of 91.61 per cent. This according to the Interim Sub­ director for Multilateral Corpo­ rations at MINEPAT, Van Lionel Assamba, the result is a product of firm collaboration between the government and IFAD. Despite the success registered, the Representative and Country Director of IFAD, Eric Rwabidadi explained that the reviews re­ corded a performance dynamic exceeded by 66 per cent (54 per cent in loans and 11 per cent in grants). This, he explai­ ned, is owed to insufficient co- financing mechanisms that jus&sh...