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Equipping farmers for a changing climate: Climate-smart agriculture and climate information services in Fako Division, Cameroon

Climate change is no longer a distant threat for Cameroon’s smallholder farmers—it is a daily reality. Across the Southwest Region, increasingly unpredictable rainfall, prolonged dry spells, declining soil fertility, and emerging pest and disease outbreaks are making farming more difficult and threatening household food security and incomes. Helping farmers adapt requires more than simply introducing […]

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Building climate resilience in Cameroon: Empowering smallholder farmers through climate-smart agriculture, climate information services and digital advisories

Building climate resilience in Cameroon: Empowering smallholder farmers through climate-smart agriculture, climate information services and digital advisories “When farmers have access to the right knowledge tailored to their needs at the right time, they are better equipped to face an uncertain climate and secure their livelihoods.” Climate change is already reshaping farming in Cameroon For

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Beyond gender roles in small-scale fisheries: The women who fish in Cameroon

By Bessy T Efed Mabanda Kombo is a small, isolated island community surrounded by River Wouri and the Atlantic Ocean in Cameroon. As a gender-dynamic community, women and men participate in all fishing activities within the fisheries system. These gender dynamics are based on social norms and the historical foundation of the community, which permitted

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