Abstract

Agricultural extension and advisory services play an important role in achieving the world’s greatest challenge of food security. Agriculture has been the mainstay in Cameroon’s economy in achieving food security.

Agro industries play a pivotal role in the provision of social amenities and employment. It is against this backdrop that agro-industries like PAMOL are extending their farms.

The principal concern of the researcher was to assess the effects of agricultural extension projects on the socio-economic development of Cameroon using the case of PAMOL Plantations PLC in Ndian Division.

The main objective was operationalized to give five specific objectives. The research employed a survey research design. A non-probability design with a purposive sampling technique was applied taking into consideration to sampling of 200 respondents in three sub divisions in Ndian.

Data from the field survey was analyzed using SPSS. It was however revealed that PAMOL extension projects have significantly enhanced social amenities provision like Education, Health facilities, recreation centres and it has provided many job opportunities to youths within Ndian division either directly or indirectly.

The research equally found out that the problems associated to extension varied from international pressures with respect to land conservation, economic issues relating to currency exchange, management problems to social and political differences.

It was however recommended that the government through the different ministerial departments should carry out environmental and social impact assessment at the early phase before projects begin and should involve all the stakeholders so as to reduce the level of conflict relating to extension projects.

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