Emmanuel Eku has successfully restored exhausted soil to boost productivity on a farm in his village in southwestern Cameroon, relying on his agroecological training. He was able to invest five years in the project thanks to financial and other support from NGOs, highlighting the main challenge to other farmers who want to transition away from […]
Emmanuel Eku has successfully restored exhausted soil to boost productivity on a farm in his village in southwestern Cameroon, relying on his agroecological training.
In 2011, Eku lost his job as a supermarket sales manager. He decided to return to his home of Kupe Muanenguba to try and make a living as a farmer. The town is close to three parks: Bakossi National Park, Banyan Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary, and the joint Kupe and Muanenguba ecological reserves. These protected areas and other remaining forests are home to threatened species such as chimpanzees .
The fertilizer increased yields, but wild animals destroyed their crops, leaving the women with no money to pay rent for the land to the local chief. When Eku took over the field, he put up a fence up around it and set about growing a range of crops in line with his agroecology training. “ The soil was no longer accustomed to not receiving chemical fertilizers, it was poor,” he says. “It took me some time to restore nutrients and make it productive again.
After five years, the soil and productivity of Emmanuel Eku’s farm has been restored and he can now afford to hire labour to help him work the land. Image courtesy Emmanuel Eku.
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