A comparative assessment of the effect of climatic variations on the crops of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC): adaptation options.

摘要: It is a truism that the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), through establishment of her plantations, major development partner in Cameroon; it second largest employer after government. This corporation principally cultivates three tradables, they include, rubber, oil palm and banana. The large scale cultivation these tradables contributes significantly to Cameroon’s agricultural exports. However, observed variations climate have an effect on output tradables. study attempts comparative assessment effects climatic CDC’s banana; identifies extent which 16 year fluctuations rainfall temperature affected Climatic data, constituted essentially temperature, was obtained for period (1995-2010) each plantation sites while were also from CDC Group Rubber, Oil Banana Departments. Trend analyses done establish error correction model employed determine impact such In order ensure robustness results, Phillips - Perron unit root test statistics stationarity results variables used equations different crops confirm all stationary first differencing. addition, Durbin Watson presence serial correlation semi-robust standard take care potential problems heteroskedasticity. established there variation profound although magnitudes vary. production trend show average decline yields 1.6 tons 1 ton per hectare 7.5 5.1 41.9 23 banana between 1995 2010. Generally, findings increasing declining significant varied outputs perennial CDC. circumstances therefore, recommends crop-specific adaptation measures could be adopted by reduce