As indicated by the Industrial Producer price index, published by the National institute of statistics, the production costs in this sector have risen for the first time in six months.In facts , Cameroon's agro-food sector witnessed stable factory prices in the first quarter of 2024 , subsequent to a 4,5% decrease in the fourth quarter of 2023 . This downturn follows a decline in activity in the preceding quarter, pointing to a difficult operating environment in this industry throughout the start of the year. According to the National institute of statistics, first -quarter 2024 national accounts report ,imports decreased by 9% primarily driven by declining activity in  agricultural processing ,other agro-food industries and manufacturing sectors . To remind that, agri-food industries is a key sector of Cameroon's .Contrary to the slowdown in the Agro-food industry, a certain dynamism was observed in the local paper industry as well as in the machinery sector. This growth is driven by increased foreign demand. 

Christelle Koambi