Agriculture in Cameroon spans five agro-ecological zones, from the Sahelian north to the humid forest south, which gives farmers a wide choice of crops and seasons. The guides in this category cover farming in Cameroon in practice: Cameroon cocoa and coffee, maize, cassava, plantain and vegetables, the planting calendar in each region, and how irrigation and good fertilization open up profitable year-round production.
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Cameroon grows cocoa, coffee, cotton, banana, rubber and oil palm as major cash and export crops. Food crops include maize, cassava, plantain, cocoyam, yam, sorghum, millet, rice, groundnut and beans, alongside vegetables such as tomato, pepper and onion. Crops vary by zone: cocoa and plantain in the forest south, coffee in the western highlands, and cotton, sorghum and onion in the north.
There is no single most profitable crop: it depends on your zone, capital, water access and market. Vegetables such as tomato, pepper and onion can give fast returns, especially in the dry season with irrigation. Cocoa, oil palm and fruit trees offer long-term income. Maize and plantain have steady local demand. Assess production costs and buyers before choosing.
It depends on the region. The humid forest south and the western highlands have two rainy seasons, so farmers usually plant at the start of the rains around March and again around August or September. The north has a single rainy season, with planting generally from May to July. Irrigation allows dry-season production in every zone.
