416- As part of the implementation of PLANUT (2015-2016-2017) with a budget of CFAF925,000,000,000271, the sum of CFAF59,190,302,473272 was allocated to agriculture and CFAF19,321,040,775273 to livestock. Such allocations were completed by funds from partners. 417- Besides, a National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) (2014-2020) was adopted in 2015 in line with the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) with financing needs estimated at CFAF3,550,000,000,000274. A Resource Mobilization Conference to finance NAIP held from 14 to 15 September 2015 in Yaounde. Within the framework of the Plan, an Agricultural Value Chain Development Project was executed in 2016 and a partial financing agreement worth CFAF58,571,000,000275 was signed between the State and the AfDB. 418- Supported by an incentive seed policy and availability of inputs, and the capacity development of Stakeholders, increasing foodstuff supply was characterised by both the development of strategic value chains with a strong food security challenge such as rice, maize, cassava, potato, plantain, palm oil, onion, fruits and vegetables, grain legumes, millet and sorghum; and the development of the main cash crops such as cocoa, coffee, cotton, rubber, and banana. In this regard, efforts made consisted in supplying producers with improved seeds and plants, fertilizers and pesticides, supporting the development of postharvest operations and distributing small agricultural material. 419- In addition to the Agriculture High School of Yabassi already referred to above, a tractor assembly factory was built in Ebolowa, improved seed processing and packaging factories were built in South West Region, and new speculations experimented in the Research and Innovation Centres of IRAD. 420- In a bid to encourage the emergence of 2nd generation production units, the Territorial Development Economic Programme for the Promotion of Medium-sized and Major Enterprises in the Rural Sector dubbed “Agropoles” entered its operational phase in 2015 after a 2-year pilot phase. Through some 30 Agropoles distributed nationwide, the results of some speculations were far beyond expectation. In this regard, the soja production Agropole of Mogode in Far North Region produced more than 8,500 tonnes of soja out of the 800 tonnes expected, the maize production Agropole in Mayo Oulo produced 95% of its estimated production; the egg production Agropole of Baleng in West Region produced beyond expectation, and made it possible to meet 60% of national demand through a production of 294,000,000 eggs. 421- These efforts enabled an increase of 2 to 20% of agricultural production per speculation as shown in the table in the Appendix (APPENDIX 13). 422- With regard to the animal value chain, the National Animal Genetic Improvement Strategy for cattle, pork, goat and dairy sectors was set up in 2017 and helped obtain high production in spite of the contingencies relating to some animal pathologies. 423- Thus, the poultry sector was affected in 2016 by the resurgence of the H5N8 bird flu virus A and obliged Government to adopt emergency measures to contain the propagation of the virus. The measures consisted in the killing of some 80,000 infected or suspected chickens by veterinary services, restricted movement of fowls, used poultry products and materials, ban on the transfer of poultry products from affected communities to other communities, and 271 About 1,412,213,740.45 Euros About 90,366,874 Euros 273 About 29,497,772.2 Euros 274 About 5,419,847,328.25 Euros 275 About 89 696 183,2 Euros. 272 73