Land suitability and feasibility study for oil palm and rubber plantations in south-wést Cameroon Volume 1 Main report

34 Land suitability and feasibility study for oil palm and rubber plantations in south-wést Cameroon Volume 1 Main report (LSKKo) (£3©@®Qfl«§@© ©©WSft^pMKMtë ^ ®W©08©aS [5)©w©0®(poüD©öOQ: ÄtäOüöftjOfigaTStöficM) Land Resources DevelopmerftCnentre Land suitability and feasibility study for oil palm and rubber plantations in south-west Cameroon Volume 1 Main report E A Wyrley-Birch, I P Anderson, W J R Cox, M Errington and S H Walker Land Resource Study 34 Land Resources Development Centre, Overseas Development Administration, Tolworth Tower, Surbiton, Surrey, England KT6 7DY 1982 43>5 Scanned from original by ISRIC - World Soil Information, as ICSU World Data Centre for Soils. The purpose is to make a safe depository for endangered documents and to make the accrued information available for consultation, following Fair Use Guidelines. Every effort is taken to respect Copyright of the materials within the archives where the identification of the Copyright holder is clear and, where feasible, to contact the originators. For questions please contact soil.isric@wur.nl indicating the item reference number concerned. LAND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CENTRE The Land Resources Development Centre, one of the scientific units of the Overseas Development Administration, assists developing countries in mapping, investigating and assessing land resources, and makes recommendations on the use of these resources for the development of agriculture, livestock husbandry and forestry; it also gives advice on related subjects to overseas governments and organisations, makes scientific personnel available for appointment abroad and provides lectures and training courses in the basic techniques of resource appraisal and development. The Centre works in close cooperation with government departments, research institutes, universities and international organisations concerned with land resources assessment and development planning. CENTREDE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES RESSOURCESDE LA TERRE Le Centre de Développement des Ressources de la Terre (l`un des organismes scientifiques de l`Administration Britannique de Développement Outremer) apporte son aide aux pays en voie de développement en matière de cartographie, recherche et evaluation des ressources de la terre et fournit des recommandations quant ä l`exploitation de ces ressources pour le développement de l`agriculture, l`élevage et la sylviculture. Le Centre offre également des conseilles techniques aux gouvernements et organismes outremer, se charge de trouver du personnel scientifique pour les postes a pourvoir ä l`étranger et organise des conférences et des stages de formation sur les techniques de base relatives a revaluation et ä la mise en valeur des ressources. Le Centre travailIe en étroite cooperation avec services gouvernementaux, instituts de recherche, universités et organismes internationaux s`occupant devaluation des ressources de la terre et de plans de développement. ISSN 0305-6554 ISBN 0-86182-001-0 Contents VOLUME 1 page LIST OF MICROFICHE DOCUMENTS viii LIST OF FIGURES viii LIST OF TEXT MAPS viii LIST OF SEPARATE MAPS ix ABSTRACT AND SUMMARY xi RESUME ET SOMMAIRE xxiii PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Preface 1 1.2 Objectives 1 1.3 Team composition 2 1.4 Methods 5 1.5 Selection of areas for survey and study 6 1.6 Acknowledgements 9 1.7 The structure of the report 9 PART2 THE NATIONALAND REGIONAL SETTING 11 2.1 The country and its characteristics 11 2.2 Current economic situation 11 2.3 Agriculture in the economy 12 2.4 National rural development strategy: the Minep Five-Year Plan 14 2.5 Institutions and development in South-West Province 15 PART 3 THE BOA PLAIN DEVELOPMENT AREA 17 3.1 Physical features 17 3.1.1 Geomorphology 17 3.1.2 Soil and land suitability 18 3.1.2.1 The soils and their drainage 18 3.1.2.2 Soil characteristics 19 v 3.1.3 Land suitability classification 20 3.1.4 Climate 27 3.1.4.1 Rainfall 27 3.1.4.2 Temperature 27 3.1.4.3 Relative humidity 27 3.1.4.4 Sunshine and incoming radiation 27 3.1.4.5 Wind 28 3.1.4.6 Dry season water deficits 28 3.1.5 Hydrology 31 1.5.1 Drainage pattern 31 1.5.2 Estimation of runoff from rainfall 32 1.5.3 Minimum dry season flow and domestic and industrial water supplies 32 1.5.4 Flood estimation from maximum rainfall data 34 1.5.5 Drainage requirement and strategy 36 3.1.6 Vegetation 43 3.2 Agroeconomic and social features 3.2.1 Agriculture and other rural activities 3.2.1.1 Crops and farming practices 3.2.1.2 Livestock 3.2.1.3 Income 3.2.1.4 Hunting 3.2.1.5 Forestry 3.2.1.6 Fishing 3.2.2 Land tenure 3.2.3 Population and employment 3.3 Infrastructure and services 3.3.1 Roads and transport 3.3.2 Marketing 3.3.3 Social and other services PART 4 MARKET PROSPECTS FOR OIL PALM PRODUCTS AND RUBBER 4.1 Oil palm products 4.1.1 The market for fats and oils 4.1.2 Palm oil 4.1.3 Palm kernels 4.1.4 Palm kernel oil 4.1.5 Palm kernel meal 4.2 Rubbe r 4.2.1 Demand 4.2.2 Production 4.2.3 Prices PART 5 PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT 5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Objectives 5.1.2 Methods of site selection 5.2 Allocation of land for development in the Boa Plain 5.2.1 Elimination of unsuitable land 5.2.2 Designation of land for estate development and settlement 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 48 48 48 51 51 51 52 52 52 52 55 55 55 55 57 57 57 57 58 58 reserves 5.2.2.1 5.2.2.2 5.2.2.3. 61 The settlement reserves 61 Land for camps and gardens 62 Forestry and roads 63 VI ... - tailieumienphi.vn