1. From a field demonstration plot to an
Integrated Resource and Agricultural Tourism
Centre:
The case of Twantoh Mixed Farming Common Initiative
Group (MIFACIG) BELO-NWR-CAMEROON
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KUH Emmanuel
Centre Coordinator

2. RATIONALE
Problems affecting yields resulting
from poor soil fertility
Inadequate information and
techniques to improve on the situation
Absence of livelihood activities to act
as a driving force to motivation.

3. OBJECTIVES
To
demonstrate the potentials for
transforming a diversified agroforestry
demonstration plot into a resource center
to act as a relay organisation to foster the
training of farmers, extension agents and
students in adoption of agroforestry
technologies, and practices.

4. GETTING STARTED
Emmanuel KUH from 1993...
Graduate of Agric School
Owner of a home garden and ‘small’ tree nursery
Self employed member of a nameless group of six

5. HOW DID WE GO ABOUT IT?
Adequate production infrastructure
Plant production units
Modern DISPLAY FOR PLANTS HOUSE UNDER
SPACIOUSapiary
Non mist propagator
RapidGOAT
plantain multiplication
CONSTRUCTION
Piggery
with 50 cuttings
bee
(rooting of
propagator
hives
Giant propagators for rehabilitation of plant marcots

6. HOW DID WE GO ABOUT IT?
Adequate training and lodging facilities
Guest house with hall-farmer-to-farmer approach
Conference
single and double Multi-strata demonstration plot
Double bed
rooms
rooms
and
organic
garden
Suit with a living room
incorporated with a medicinal
plant garden
Outdoor classrooms for small training groups and
canteen for refreshment.

7. Achievements
Creation of satellite nurseries/diversifying production
With production capacity of more than 10 000
plants of marcots and grafted plants

8. AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
• Lifetime magazine award
Dr. Ebenezer Asaah
(ICRAF-Cameroon,
presenting Award to
Emmanuel Kuh (in white)

9. Challenges
• Farmers’ needs and constraints
• Inadequate capital,
Redundancy in the adoption of modern bee
farming techniques,
• Inefficient marketing strategies and processing
techniques
• Absence of a strong marketing network lurks in
the honey business
•

10. Challenges
MIFACIG Challenges
Insufficient income: not enough to provide free
trainings to farmers and to compensate the staff
adequately.
Insufficient material to provide proper training
and pedagogic tools for trainers.
Insufficient means of communication and
distribution of services in far off communities.

11. Conclusion
Such scheme is not solely dependent on money.
Commitment, honesty and vision focused are guiding principle to a
success story
Nowadays, farmers capitalise on financial aspect of community
projects and rely on external inputs with little or no internal inputs.
Nonetheless, the financial aspect facilitates the realisation of a
vision.
Multiplier effect demonstrated by dedication with little financial
support at the initial stage shows that MIFACIG resource centre
can do better with more support from scaling up partners.

12. THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
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