Cameroon, Oct. 21 -- A The Government of Cameroon, in partnership with the World Bank Group, today announced the launch of the Cameroon AgriConnect Compact. This strategic initiative aims to transform the country's food sector, create jobs at scale and improve food security for millions of Cameroonians.Cameroon's food sector contributes about 17 percent of GDP and employs some 4.7 people, or 42 percent of the workforce, most of them on smallholder farms. Agriculture also accounts for more than half of the country's non-oil export earnings.The AgriConnect Compact focuses on eight priority value chains: maize, rice, cassava, oil palm, cocoa, soybeans, dairy, and fisheries and aquaculture. By investing in agricultural infrastructure and servic...