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Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Review Article | Published December 2020 | Volume 8, Issue 12. pp. 279-288.

doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v8i12.20.193

 

The Impact of Armed Conflict on Agro-Industrial Development in Cameroon: The case of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) within the context of the Anglophone crisis

 



 

 

Dinsi Stanley Chung

 

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Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon.



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Citation: Chung DS (2020). The Impact of Armed Conflict on Agro-Industrial Development in Cameroon: The case of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) within the context of the Anglophone crisis. J. Agric. Crop Res. 8(12):279-288. doi: 10.33495/jacr_v8i12.20.193.

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 Abstract 


The Cameroon Development Corporation has been severely affected by the armed conflict in the English speaking (North West and South West regions) part of the country that has been on for close to four years running. How then has the armed conflict in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon affected the Cameroon Development Corporation? How can the growth of the agro-industry be guaranteed? This study looks at the impact of the armed conflict in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon on the Cameroon Development Corporation. Making use of public policy theories, this study establishes a link between government defense strategies/sector development policies and agro-industrial development. The study results show that due to the armed conflict in the English speaking regions, the CDC has incurred major damages including: loss in human capital, drop in production capacity, heavy financial loss and equipment damages. The study results also reveal that, the survival of the CDC depends largely on strategic options to be taken at two separate levels including: political options by conflicting parties - the government and separatist fighters on the one hand, and on the other, options taken by the CDC at both managerial and technical levels. The study concludes that for the CDC to attain structural growth and development that will significantly contribute to the national economy, conflicting.

Keywords  Armed conflict   Agr`o-industrial Development   North West and South West regions   Cameroon Development Corporation   Anglophone crisis  

 

 

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