Cameroon secures record green financing for coffee and cocoa production
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The Green Climate Fund approved a major funding proposal for Cameroon on October 27, 2026, during a session in Songdo, Republic of Korea. This project, known as RACINE, marks the first time a country in Central Africa has secured such a volume of green financing from this specific fund.
The project aims to transform the cocoa and coffee sectors in Cameroon into productive and climate-resilient value chains.
It focuses on sustainable production intensification, agroecological transitions, and the development of post-harvest processing centers. The initiative also includes land management and financial incentives managed by the cocoa and coffee sector development fund (FODECC). The project expects to nearly double national cocoa production from approximately 306,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes. It also aims to increase cocoa yields from 350 to 750 kg/ha and coffee yields from 220 to 600 kg/ha.
Additionally, the project seeks to reduce post-harvest losses from 18 percent to 4 percent. The funding structure includes 87 million euros from the Green Climate Fund, 40.4 million euros from the Central African Forest Initiative, and 88.50 million euros in national resources from export levies. The ministry of Economy, Planning and Territorial Development acted as the accredited entity, while FODECC will execute the project.
