FECIS · FECIS 2026 — 2nd edition
Which sectors offer opportunities to explore?
The FECIS 2026 themes and regional development plans highlight sectors with documented investment needs. Sector potential still has to be confirmed project by project.
Cotton, maize, rice, groundnuts, onions and cowpeas. In the North, food processing accounts for 41% of industry; the VIVA-Bénoué project and a 120,000 ha irrigation programme across the three regions. Needs: irrigation, mechanisation, seeds, storage, processing and agro-logistics.
Over 2.2 million cattle in Adamawa (35–40% of the national herd), 1.8–2.1 million in the Far North and over 3.2 million small ruminants. Opportunities: fattening, animal feed, modern abattoirs, meat processing, dairy and poultry.
Only 16.6% of North region households had electricity in 2017; the Lagdo dam dropped below 20 MW of its 72 MW capacity; solar irradiation exceeds 5.8 kWh/m²/day in the Far North. Avenues: solar PV, mini-grids, rural electrification and power for agro-industrial units.
The Minim-Martap and Ngaoundal bauxite deposits (Adamawa), over one billion tonnes estimated with high alumina content, with a planned rail link of about 130 km.
Trans-Cameroon railway terminus in Ngaoundéré, Garoua international airport (capacity of 1.5 million passengers a year for about 100,000 served), a seasonal river port, corridors to Chad, Nigeria and the CAR, the Yagoua–Bongor bridge and dry ports in Kousséri.
Bénoué, Faro, Bouba Ndjidda and Waza national parks, the Mandara mountains and Rhumsiki, traditional palaces and archaeological sites; 123 licensed accommodation providers in the North region alone.
Fibre and broadband, telemedicine, e-learning and digital financial services for a population that is still poorly connected.
Priority themes of FECIS 2026, alongside youth and women’s employment.
Source and status of this information
Figures from the “Investment assets and opportunities in the Septentrion 2026” study, which cites the regional development plans. They are indicative and do not constitute a validated opportunity.
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