Non-food NTFPs
Rattan, raphia (material), gum arabic, bark for medicinal/craft use.
Rattan: East, South. Gum arabic: Far North, North.
4 regions out of 10
Schematic map — relative positions, not to scale.
Rattan, gum arabic, bark for medicinal or craft use: these non-timber forest products feed a local craft sector (basketry, furniture) but remain little processed before sale.
- Scattered, poorly organised collection, irregular volumes.
- Limited artisanal processing against urban demand.
- Low confidence in the referential for this value chain: production areas to be confirmed on the ground.
- Processing into finished furniture and basketry, at higher value than raw material.
- Purification of gum arabic for agri-food and pharmaceutical uses.
- Structuring collection into groups.
Products that exist, but collection still to be organised.
- Collection of rattan, raphia and gum arabic by zone.
- Sorting and initial packaging close to collection.
Agrovita structures artisanal processing and gum purification.
- Engineering of furniture and basketry workshops.
- Purification of gum arabic for agri-food and pharmaceutical uses.
From raw material to the circular economy (N1 → N4)
Note NS-20260829/DG/XPN-REF1: four processing levels, from raw packaged product (N1) to recovered by-products and waste (N4), with the destination industrial sector(s).
Cut, sorted raw rattan/raphia in bundles; crude gum arabic in lumps.
Split, graded rattan (craft semi-finished product); purified powdered gum arabic.
Finished rattan furniture and basketry; packed gum arabic (agri-food/pharmaceutical use).
Rattan/raphia offcuts (biomass, mulch).
The product type describes what leaves the farm or the unit, in its state of sale — it is what triggers processing, cold-chain, compliance and certification services.
Market, post-harvest, logistics.
Cold chain, storage, corridor, product compliance.
Unit sizing, energy, food safety management.
Full unit, HACCP, labelling, brand.
44 referenced risks, rated and tied to a control plan. The dominant families for this value chain:
- Building a bankable file — The 7 items funders really expect — and the mistakes that get a file rejected out of hand.
- Quality certification checklist — GLOBALG.A.P., Organic, HACCP: where to start depending on your actor profile and your value chain.
- Structuring your financial plan — The CAPEX / OPEX / cash-flow-per-cycle method, applied to crop and livestock projects.
- Monter un dossier bancable — les 7 composantes essentielles — Ce qu'un comité de crédit attend réellement : les 7 composantes d'un dossier de financement solide.
- Fiche fiscale 2026 — Fiscalité foncière et sécurisation agricole au Cameroun — Ce que la Loi de Finances 2026 change pour vos terres : exonérations de TPF pour l'agriculture, l'élevage et la pêche, frais de bornage réduits de moitié, et l'immatriculation foncière en 4 étapes budgétées en FCFA.
- Guide 2026 des financements agricoles et agro-industriels au Cameroun — Les guichets qui financent réellement l'agriculture et l'élevage — BC-PME (FINAGRO, PIISAH), ACEFA, CamCCUL, MINADER, AFD (C2D), BAD — et la méthode pour leur présenter un dossier bancable.
- Auto-évaluation OHADA — votre GIC ou coopérative est-il éligible aux crédits ? — Grille de diagnostic en 4 domaines (structure juridique, comptabilité, gouvernance, sûretés) pour situer votre groupement face aux exigences de l'Acte Uniforme OHADA — la clé d'accès aux guichets de financement.
- The documents area — pieces to gather and templates.
Where projects in this value chain begin
A promoter seeking finance who wants the complete file in one engagement, rather than chaining pre-qualification, investment decision and financial structuring separately.
Indicative duration: About 16 weeks →Pre-qualify pathwayA promoter with an intention, a plot or an opportunity, but nothing formalised.
Indicative duration: 2 to 4 weeks →Decide to invest pathwayA promoter whose idea is mature and who is considering a significant financial commitment.
Indicative duration: 6 to 10 weeks →Design the facility pathwayA decided project whose means of production must be settled before costing.
Indicative duration: 8 to 14 weeks →Finance pathwayA designed project seeking financing matched to its cycle.
Indicative duration: 10 to 18 weeks →