Cameroon Cuts Food Import Bill 17% as Rice and Corn Purchases Fall

Cameroon Cuts Food Import Bill 17% as Rice and Corn Purchases Fall Cameroon cut its food import bill by CFA11 billion, or about 17%, as purchases of rice and corn from abroad fell sharply, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on August 7, 2026. The decline could ease pressure on the country’s external food bill, although its sustainability remains uncertain. The value of food imports fell to CFA54 billion from CFA65 billion. In its Cameroon Joint Monitoring Report, the INS attributed much of the decline to rice. “The decline is mainly due to rice, thanks…