Cameroon Agriculture: Tubah Municipal plantations in gestation

The Tubah Council has started ground works for the settling up of a municipal plantation. Meeting in session this Thursday July 30, 2020, the Mayor and collaborators, Sub Delegate of Agriculture, Traditional Authorities and Chiefs of Agric posts discussed on the community  plantation to be made up of fruit trees they said  will be shared across the 4 main villages of the municipality occupaying five hectares of land per village.

While the Fons or competent traditional authorities have been charged with providing the required land while the village will be expected to  propose the best fruit tree species in regards to their soil history.

A Post on the tubah Council Facebook page after the meeting stated that " This plants will be bought within the region  accompanied by community members and Agric technicians of the said village. This is a 33 million francs project funded by the French Development Agency which was defended by and awarded to Mayor Tanjong in France in 2018."

According to Mayor Tanjong Martin Meshongong the "project will provide employment to the communities, and the sale of these fruits will boost the economies of its respective villages and the Tubah Municipality as a whole."

A timeline of one week has been set for each community  to come up with land for the plantation which the Mayor said will owned by the communities under the supervision of the Council.