- Transformation of Agricultural Products, animal, husbandry and fishing.
- Agriculture is the main stay of the economy.
- Occupies more than 70%of the actual population.
- Contributes 42% of the GNP.
- Represents 51% of the exports.
- Agricultural potential is very rich and diversified because of the geographical and climatic situation of the country.
- Mostly subsistent farming being carried out and very little transformation into value added produce or goods.
- Overall Surface Area: 475,660 km representing some 47million hectares.
- Arable Land: 9.2 million hectares including 7.2 million hectares for farming.
- Only 1.4 million hectares (20%) of land is being currently used.
- Streamlined procedures for land acquisition
- Streamlined procedures for issuing land titles.
- Possibility for the state to cede arable land to national enterprises and agricultural firms for agricultural programs and projects.
- Main opportunities exist in the;
- Transformation of cocoa and coffee, tea, sugar, maize, millet, sorghum, bananas and oil-palm, rubber, tubes for exports.
- Setting up of large agricultural plantations within these sectors.
- Installation of small and medium enterprises for processing agricultural products for the local market.