@article{fdi:010074094,
  title = {{C}o-designing win-win partnerships between agro-industries and smallholders in the palm oil sector in {C}ameroon},
  author = {{D}jouma, {S}. {H}. and {F}eintrenie, {L}. and {L}evang, {P}atrice and {N}ji, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}escription of the subject. {T}o boost the development of the national palm oil sector, one of the most promising moves for the {C}ameroonian government would be to improve partnerships between agro-industries and smallholders in order to increase the latter's plantation yields and oil extraction rates. {O}bjectives. {D}rawing on successful experiences in {S}outheast {A}sia, this paper examines the conditions for establishing a winwin partnership between agro-industrial companies and smallholders in the {C}ameroonian palm oil sector. {M}ethod. {T}he study was carried out in three production basins in the {C}entre and the {S}outhwest regions of {C}ameroon where such partnerships were initiated before the collapse of the {N}ational {A}id {F}und for {R}ural {D}evelopment ({FONADER}) in the 1970s. {I}n participatory workshops involving at least twelve stakeholders (palm oil producers, artisanal and industrial millers, intermediaries and agricultural extension services), the participants' knowledge was integrated together through individual and collective reflection, with a guarantee of equal expression and consideration of views. {T}wo workshops followed a strict adaptation of {P}articipatory {P}rospective {A}nalysis ({PPA}); a third followed a semi-directed participatory approach. {I}nteractions between participants produced definitions of the systems studied and the variables involved, different plausible future scenarios, and recommendations for decision making. {R}esults. {A}ccess to technical and managerial capacity building, terms of the contract, access to shareholding in the company by smallholders, and legalization of the terms of the contract emerged as the major items that would influence a sustainable partnership between agro-industries and smallholders. {C}onclusions. {P}articipatory derived recommendations show that long-term partnerships between agro-industry and smallholders depend on a negotiated contract agreement between the partners to ensure transparency and trust. {I}n addition, a dedicated smallholder department in charge of village plantations within agro-industrial companies can facilitate communication between partners.},
  keywords = {{E}laeis guineensis ; joint ventures ; {P}articipative {P}rospective {A}nalysis ({PPA}) ; semi-guided prospective analysis ; transparency ; {CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iotechnologie {A}gronomie {S}ociete et {E}nvironnement},
  volume = {22},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {136--151},
  ISSN = {1370-6233},
  year = {2018},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074094},
}