Since Monday, August 26, the Minister Delegate to the Presidency in charge of Public Procurement (Minmap), Ibrahim Talba Malla, has begun an evaluation of the rehabilitation and creation of the hydro-agricultural irrigated areas of Lagdo.

Le projet Viva Benoué vise entre autres actions, à aménager et réhabiliter environ 11 000 hectares of p é rim tre hydroagricole dans la r Eé region of northern Cameroon. After 7 years this project should create 27 000 jobs in the town of Lagdo in Cameroon. The project will require just over 55 billion francs. Many contracts have already been concluded and others are yet to be awarded. According to the World Bank's director of operations for Cameroon, in addition to creating jobs, Viva Bénoué will also increase current agricultural production in this part of Cameroon by nearly 20 times. s “ This project 'é inscrit dans le cadre des efforts men s par le gouvernement du Cameroun pour r soudre le probl Eè me de la ma trise de l Î' eau dans le Nord du pays (r put Summer arid, editor's note). ' In particular, it involves the development of the vast potential of land located in the departments of Bénoué and Mayo-Rey, in view of the water opportunity offered by the Bénoué River, the Faro River and the Lagdo dam water reservoir.