Yaounde, Cameroon Africa. January 2011. (Cameroon News) – Protestors who have been campaigning for food self sufficiency want not just words but solid action in Cameroon.

Protestors who have been campaigning for attaining self sufficiency in terms of food supply in the country indicate that they are fed up of just words and words that are not really being put into action.

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They are forcing the government to offer aid directly to the poor farmers of the country so that the funds will empower them to yield more produce.

A visibly irritated representative of the group voicing the sentiments of the group said,” We’ve sent the head of state a memorandum of five points, through which we think can help pull the country out of food shortage and bring it to sell food production and sufficiency”, said Bernard Njong, who is the voice for the campaigning group which comprises of 43 non-governmental organizations.

“Instead of the head of state promising to create a farmers’ bank, the government better provide farmers, say 100 billion CFA francs [$200 million] every year to produce corn, or rice, or potatoes, beef”, said Njonga.

“During the past years, the president of the republic has been making several promises to farmers, which [have] not [been] respected. We want concrete action to boost food action, not paper talk.”

Njonga was addressing a very animated audience at the venue of the agro-pastoral show that is being organized in Cameroon in Ebolowa town, since the past week.

The show is one of the biggest events in the agricultural sector of the country with over 15,000 farmers, businessmen, subject matter experts, top government officials and diplomats marking their attendance here.

Sugar, rice, corn, pork, fish, beef, as well as cash crops are among the 64 crops and 120 bi-products that are being showcased at the show.

These have been exhibited with the motive of showing how rich the agriculture and related sectors of Cameroon is and also to enhance Cameroon’s food production.

As per the statistics last taken officially, 25% of Cameroon’s 20 million inhabitants plague from food insufficiency, despite the country’s so called huge potentials.

While delivering the inaugural address at the show on Monday, President Paul Biya promised his government will provide all necessary aid to enhance agricultural, livestock and fisheries produce by developing a farmers’ bank, among other things, but refused to delve into more details about the same.