Facts about UNVDA:
General Presentation and OBJECTIVES
The Upper Nun Valley Development Authority (UNVDA) is a development corporation created in 1970 as a mission by Presidential Decree No 70/DF/529 of 29/10/70, and later transformed into a development authority by another Presidential Decree No 78/157 of 11/05/78.
Its present statutory area of intervention touches five Divisions of the North West and West Provinces of Cameroon, namely: Mezam, Ngoketunjia and Bui in the North West, and Noun and Bamboutos in the West Province. The global objectives of UNVDA are:
To reduce poverty for the inhabitants of its area of intervention and to contribute to food security in the area in particular and the country in general.
Its specific objectives are:
To increase agricultural production and productivity in the area;
To facilitate the processing and commercialisation of farmers’ produce;
To facilitate access to rural infrastructure for the farmers of the area;
To ensure the sustainable management of the natural resources of the area;
To facilitate the organisation of the farmers into professional groups.
