Support for occupational integration of youth in the agricultural sector is a major contemporary concern in most developing countries. Not only does this support is perceived as a means to provide self-employment to many unemployed youth, but also a way to boost the rapidly emerging of a new generation of farmers adequately prepared and equipped to meet the challenges of today's agriculture and future. The scope of this article spans the critical analysis of the strategies implemented through the stimulus package for the integration of youth into agriculture with particular focus in the Menoua division in the West Region of Cameroon. First, the study highlights those aspects of the support provided by these projects in the context of the integration of youth, and second other aspects which would require more emphasis for an optimal integration. Out of 18 stimulus packages put in place to support the integration of youth in the Menoua division, 10 were subject to investigation. The findings show that 5 out of the 10 stimulus packages assessed deal with a specific type of support (including information sharing, training, or financing of vocational projects for the youth) meant to facilitate youth integration. In addition, 5 others work simultaneously on information and knowledge sharing, training and resource mobilization including the granting of funding. It is clear from the study that the insertion rate of youth assisted varies depending on the type of support provided to them by the various listed projects. The stimulus support packages operating in the Menoua division funded vocational projects of 336 young farmers for a total funding of XAF 57,991,444 in 2013 (Euro 88,408). This support accounts for XAF 172,593 (Euro 263) per young project proponent, an amount somewhat insufficient to sustain a viable project. Hence, support in the implementation of vocational projects is key as several hurdles are encountered during the realisation of the project setting up phase, including lack of access to productive assets as land tenure. Such support would also provide mentoring of youth as part of the implementation of their respective projects. We equally suggest setting up in each locality a consortium or platform of actors and stakeholders engaged in the support to the integration of youth to ensure pooling of efforts and synergy, complementarity and coherence across interventions. It appears challenging for just one structure to offer full support needed by a young project proponent, and the scales of municipality and division might be the most appropriate for operating these platforms.

Due to gradual exhaustion of mineral oil reserves and the problems of climate change, studying the possibilities that can be offered by biofuel in improving agriculture, can constitute a useful solution. Therefore, this article falls within the framework of technologies transfer with the purpose of exploring the different possibilities by which red palm oil can substitute diesel oil as a source of energy.
Indeed, in the Moungo region of Cameroon, many palm oil extraction units are still processing palm nuts using diesel oil as a main source of energy. On the basis of the socioeconomic study held in the Moungo region of Cameroon, these palm oil extraction units are categorised according to different source of energy that is petrol, diesel oil, electricity and human energy. The mains processes through which palm nuts are being processed are described. These processes do not vary according to the sources of energy used and considering the different step involved in the process, the pressurization can be done using either manual press or motorized press. The analysis of the possibilities by which palm oil can substitute diesel oil as source of energy through comparison of cost of production according to the source of energy shows that all the extraction processes are efficient. However, expenses related to the supply of energy vary not only with the type but also with the quantity of source energy required by these presses
In term of ranking, we found that the cheapest one is electricity followed by diesel oil, petrol and human energy in that last order. Substitution of diesel oil with palm oil is cheaper for presses consuming 0.5 litre of diesel oil per ton of palm nut processed while with a press requiring 1 or 1.5 litres of diesel oil per ton of palm nut, electricity represents the most efficient energy source followed by palm oil, diesel, petrol and human energy. Palm oil as a source of energy is therefore shown to be the most efficient followed by diesel oil, petrol and human energy in none electrified areas of palm oil production.
In conclusion, our experiment suggests that it is possible to use palm oil as fuel in diesel engines. However, these engines should previously be adapted in order to avoid possible technical breakdowns. Beyond considerations of technological and economic feasibility, this study thus highlights the risk of competition between food use and energy conversation of some agricultural products, which could contribute to jeopardize food security in many contexts.