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*Participation in international networks, building and sharing social capital | *Participation in international networks, building and sharing social capital | ||
*Sharing of development experiences and social organization:South-South, South-North, East-West. | *Sharing of development experiences and social organization:South-South, South-North, East-West. | ||
*political situation | |||
::--Human rights organisations accuse police and military forces of mistreating and even torturing criminal suspects, ethnic minorities, homosexuals, and political activists."Cameroon", Amnesty International; "Cameroon (2006)", Freedom House; "Cameroon", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, U.S. Department of State; "Elections to the Human Rights Council", Amnesty International. | |||
::--An estimated 70% of the population farms, and agriculture comprised an estimated 45.2% of GDP in 2006."Cameroon", The World Factbook. | |||
::--They sell their surplus produce, and some maintain separate fields for commercial use. Urban centres are particularly reliant on peasant agriculture for their foodstuffs.Human Development Indices, Table 3: Human and income poverty, p. 35. Retrieved on 1 June 2009. | |||
::--Reliance on agricultural exports makes Cameroon vulnerable to shifts in their prices. "Cameroon", The World Factbook. | |||
::--The main food crops are plantains, cassava, corn, millet, and sugarcane. | |||
::--Cameroon is among the world’s largest cocoa producers; 130,000 tons of cocoa beans were produced in 2004. Two types of coffee, robusta and arabica, are grown; production was 60,000 tons in 2004. About 85,000 hectares (210,000 acres) are allocated to cotton plantations. | |||
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==Project Description== | ==Project Description== | ||