We Did Not Start With Cocoa
We started with yam, learned through every season and built our way to 380 hectares of productive agricultural land in Bertoua.
Opening
We did not start with cocoa. We started with yam. That matters because it tells the truth about BnH Farms. This business was not born from a perfect plan. It was built through trial, weather, losses, learning and family determination across multiple seasons and multiple crops. Before the 160 hectares of cocoa and the 200 hectares of oil palm, there was yam, plantain, plantain flour, tomatoes and watermelon. Every crop left a lesson. Every lesson is built into how BnH Farms manages land, labour, quality and relationships today.
Chapter 1: Yam, Learning the Land
Yam taught us patience and the discipline of soil. In those early seasons, the family learned the rhythm of labour, field preparation, timing and local market realities. It was not a large operation, but it was the beginning of our relationship with the land. That relationship is the foundation of everything that followed.
Chapter 2: Plantain, First Lessons in Scale
Plantain required more planning, more workers and more coordination than yam. It was our first real lesson in what scale demands: logistics, harvest timing, buyer relationships and labour management. We learned that growing a crop and building a farm are two different disciplines.
Chapter 3: Plantain Flour, Value Addition
Processing plantain into flour opened our eyes to what happens beyond the field. Food businesses demand quality control, packaging, consistency and market education. We did not remain in flour processing, but we carried those lessons into how we now approach cocoa post-harvest handling, buyer documentation and product quality.
Chapter 4: Tomatoes and Watermelon, Market Discipline
Fast-moving crops under market pressure taught us timing and focus. Not every opportunity is worth pursuing at scale. Tomatoes and watermelon taught us when to concentrate resources on crops that can build long-term value and when to move on.
Chapter 5: The Strategic Pivot to Cocoa and Oil Palm
After years of testing and adjusting, BnH Farms made a deliberate decision: focus on crops with long-term commercial and institutional value. Cocoa became the flagship. Oil palm became the plantation pillar. Together, 160 hectares of cocoa and 200 hectares of oil palm now represent a combined commitment to disciplined, buyer-ready Cameroonian agriculture.
Chapter 6: Goat Farming, The Next Growth Story
The goat farming pilot is the newest chapter. Supported by 20 hectares of Brachiaria pasture and one dedicated veterinary doctor, it is a disciplined beginning with a clear ambition: scale toward 5,000 goats in three years through breeding records, animal health systems and staged expansion. Growth comes through documented proof, not unsupported projection.
President's Message
BnH Farms is a family responsibility and a long-term agricultural project. My role as President is to connect the family vision with the systems a credible agribusiness requires: clear records, better operations, buyer readiness and accountable public leadership. We manage 380 hectares across three farming pillars. We employ, supervise and train real people in Bertoua. We are building toward certifications and export readiness without claiming what we have not yet earned. The goal is to make BnH Farms a name that stands for seriousness, discipline and pride in Cameroonian agriculture.
Herbert Njabet, President, BnH Farms