The challenge of pig production in Cameroon

Pig production in Cameroon requires good pioneering skills. With only a minimum of organised trade, high feed costs and a high disease pressure, being successful could hardly be a larger challenge. Jonas Tchinda has managed since 1978. Forget about integrations, supermarket chains squeezing out margins or meatpackers dominating markets. For this feature Pig Progress travelled to a country where these parties have yet to come into existence. In Cameroon, the pig farm of Jonas Tchinda is among th