Cameroon is a country very rich in biodiversity, which rightly earns it the name “Africa in miniature”. Cameroon is a country in Africa central also part of the Congo Basin forest which represents the second largest forest after the Amazon forest. Cameroon enjoys self-sufficiency in its diversity of natural resources eating. But in view of human pressure on resources natural, with demographic growth helping, it is necessary to promote more than in the past alternatives allowing us to reconcile development and conservation for the benefit of present generations and future: hence the need for this guide. Indeed, this guide was put together by Daniel MEYE ME ZO’O with the aim of promote snail farming as a significant aid tool for the fight against poverty and food insecurity, the main The consequences are malnutrition and undernourishment. If the snails are overexploited by their multiple virtues; the fact remains that they are classified as a highly threatened wildlife species. The catalysts for this threat include:

The high demand, for commercial purposes both nationally and internationally:

we start from the traditional exploitation of this species which only met domestic needs, a exponential demand calling for commercial needs and industrial.

Shifting agriculture on slash and burn after clearings and sometimes unreasonable slaughter:

this is how we see the snail in ashes, adult and young without forgetting the eggs. Snails are thus among the highest percentages in terms of remains of charred animals.

The uncontrolled use of chemicals:

if these products play an important role in securing agricultural resources, it is not It is not excluded that this same role is sometimes harmful to the life of snails.