LIVELIHOODS ZONE MAP AND DESCRIPTIONS FOR CAMEROON A REPORT OF THE FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS NETWORK (FEWS NET) October 2019 Cameroon Livelihood Zone Map and Descriptions November 2019 Acknowledgements and Disclaimer This report gives the results of the Livelihood Zoning Plus exercise conducted in Youndé September 16 to 20, 2019 by FEWS NET and partners: the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER) the United Nations World Food Program, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and non-government organizations. The workshop was led by Julius Holt from the Food Economy Group and consultant to FEWS NET, with Blaise Kiénou, Remote Monitoring Coordinator, FEWS NET West Africa, and administrated by Sorelle Mbakop, Associate, East and Southern Africa, Chemonics International. We wish to acknowledge the enthusiastic cooperation of all the participants (see Annex 1), who shared their great local knowledge and expertise in full measure. It was an honor and a signal encouragement for the workshop to be opened by His Excellency the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriel Mbairobe, with the UNDP Coordinator Madame Allegra Baiocchi, and Madame Vernelle Fitzpatrick, Chargée d'Affaires at the United States Embassy, and Mr. Jonathan Armah, West Africa Regional Director, Food For Peace, USAID. It was a further honor for the workshop to be closed by Mr. Paul Majarowitz, Division Director Africa 2, Food For Peace, USAID, with M. Issa Bitang, Food For Peace Officer Cameroon, USAID. Special thanks must go to the Coordinator of the National Program for Surveillance and Reinforcement of Food Security (PNVRSA/MINADER) Madame Nkodo Ngono MJ épse Atanga, whose interest and active support were fundamental to the establishment of the workshop and to its success. This report was written by Julius Holt. The publication was prepared under the United States Agency for International Development Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Indefinite Quantity Contract, AID-OAA-I-12-00006, Task Order 1 (AID-OAA-TO-12-00003), TO4 (AID-OAA-TO-16-00015). The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. The publication was prepared under the United States Agency for International Development Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Indefinite Quantity Contract, AID-OAA-I-12-00006, Task Order 1 (AIDOAA-TO-12-00003), TO4 (AID-OAA- TO-16-00015). The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. About FEWS NET Created in response to the 1984 famines in East and West Africa, FEWS NET provides early warning and integrated, forward- looking analysis of the many factors that contribute to food insecurity. FEWS NET aims to inform decision makers and contribute to their emergency response planning; support partners in conducting early warning analysis and forecasting; and provide technical assistance to partner-led initiatives. To learn more about the FEWS NET project, please visit www.fews.net. Recommended Citation FEWS NET. 2019. Cameroon Livelihood Zone Map and Descriptions. Washington, DC: FEWS NET. Famine Early Warning Systems Network ii Cameroon Livelihood Zone Map and Descriptions November 2019 Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................................... v Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Methodology ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1 The National Context ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Livelihood Zone Descriptions ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 RIVER LOGONE FLOOD PLAIN (CM01): cattle, goats and sheep, fishing, irrigated rice, maize, sorghum, cross-border trade ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 ‘DUCKS BEAK’ (CM02): cotton, pigs, poultry, cattle, rainfed sorghum, pulses...................................................................... 14 PIEDMONT (CM03): surplus off-season sorghum, market gardening, livestock, trade ........................................................ 16 MANDARA MOUNTAINS (CM04): potatoes, onions, garlic, maize, soya, tubers, cross-border trade .................................. 19 BENUE PLAIN (CM05): groundnuts, cotton, maize, irrigated rice, onions, cattle, fishing ..................................................... 21 FARO-MAYO REY LOWLANDS (CM06): maize, yams, cotton, soya, groundnuts ................................................................... 23 ADAMAWA HIGH PLATEAUX (CM07): cattle, maize, cassava, yams, sweet potatoes, beans, honey ................................... 26 TIKAR PLAIN (CM08): maize, irrigated rice, Robusta coffee, fishing, livestock ..................................................................... 28 WESTERN HIGHLANDS (CM09): maize, market gardening, beans, potatoes, egg production, tubers, Arabica coffee ........ 30 MOUNT CAMEROON FOREST (CM10): cocoa, palm oil, Robusta coffee, rubber, plantain, tubers, pepper, snails .............. 32 SANAGA-MBAM PLAIN (CM11): cocoa, plantain, pineapple, market gardening, cassava, yellow yams, smallstock, poultry ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 DEGRADED FOREST OF THE CENTER-SOUTH (CM12): cocoa, plantain, pineapple, maize, cassava, market-gardening, small livestock and poultry ............................................................................................................................................................. 36 DENSE FOREST OF THE SOUTH-EAST (CM13): cassava, plantain, corms, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, wild foods, small stock, poultry ................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 LOM-PANGAR GRASSY SAVANNAH (CM14): cattle, cassava, maize, groundnuts, fishing, artisanal mining ......................... 42 COASTAL (CM15): artisanal sea-fishing, shrimps, informal cross-border trade, gnetum, palm oil, fresh and processed cassava, coconuts .................................................................................................................................................................. 45 WESTERN CROSS-BORDER TRADE (CM16): tapioca, palm oil, tomatoes, rice, cocoa, cattle, gnétum leaves and other wild forest products ...................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Annex 1. Workshop Participants ............................................................................................................................................... 50 Annex 2. Administrative Units and Population by Livelihood Zone ........................................................................................... 51 Annex 3. Comparing Cameroon's livelihood zones with those across the borders of neighboring countries .......................... 61 Famine Early Warning Systems Network iii Cameroon Livelihood Zone Map and Descriptions November 2019 Maps Map 1: Cameroon Livelihood Zones (2019) .................................................................................................................................................... 10 Map 1. Nigeria Livelihood Zones (2018) ......................................................................................................................................................... 63 Map 2. Central Africa Republic Livelihood Zones (2012) ................................................................................................................................ 64 Map 3. Chad Livelihood Zones (2011) ............................................................................................................................................................ 64 Figures Figure 1: The base-map .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: The first sketch of zones .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 3: Reviewing the refined zone outlines ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Figure 4: Refined zone outlines by working groups .........................................................................................................................................