UNVDA
Upper Nun Valley Development Authority
Former names : UNVDA
UNVDA develops irrigated rice cultivation in the Ndop plain of Cameroon's Northwest Region, with a stated long-term potential of 15,000 hectares whose actual development has historically lagged far behind.
- Sector
- Agro-industry
- Ownership
- State-owned
- Supervising ministry
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Founded
- 1978
- Head office
- Ndop
Official sourceMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER)Published 4 Sept 2026Verified 4 Sept 2026
Key facts
- UNVDA targets a potential of 15,000 hectares for output of up to 75,000 tonnes of rice a year; around 2014, only about 3,000 hectares of that potential had been developed (source: business-in-cameroon, read 2026-09-04).
- A government investment of more than 4 billion FCFA aimed to raise annual output from 21,000 to 100,000 tonnes (source: business-in-cameroon, read 2026-09-04).