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Challenge Gnetum trade in Cameroon is marred by many constraints that come in the way of producers and traders as they try to get products through to consumers. Removing these ‘tracasseries’ can improve national and local income. After the decline of cocoa and coffee prices in the mid 1980s and the devaluation of the CFA Francs in 1994, rural and urban populations of Cameroon turned, among others, to Gnetum spp. for their livelihood and nutritional needs. The trade of Gnetum in Cameroon is officially restricted to holders of quotas. An interministerial committee led by the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife –MINFOF, allocates quotas to traders. In general, these traders are not the real exploiters, consequently those who would like to trade the product legally in border markets between Cameroon and Nigeria are obliged to purchase part of the quotas in the form of way bills (lettre de voiture), paying prices above the unit acquisition cost of the quotas. This situation in addition to amounts paid at roadblocks lessens the benefit of traders and in turn results in lower prices for producers and higher prices for consumers. This brings about government and societal financial loss, increasing transaction costs and making the transportation of Gnetum more difficult. To achieve the dual objective of improving the livelihoods of forest dwellers and preserving this valuable resource, these constraints need to be tackled.

Regulatory policies and Gnetum spp. trade in Cameroon