Principal Commercial Centres Douala is the largest city in Cameroon with a port that acts as the major point of entry for imports into Cameroon and the region. Other centres include N'Kongsamba, Garou, Bamenda, Bafoussam, Maroua, Kumba, Ngaoundere and Foumban. Main Economic Activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Cameroon is dependent on commodity exports. Coffee is a key commodity, however, the global market prices for both coffee and cocoa are currently depressed. Other crop products are cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseeds, grains and root starches.
Subsistence crops are mainly roots, tubers, plantains, millet and sorghum.
Forestry is also an important sector which the government is attempting to stimulate, particularly in area of timber processing. However, export earnings are low as a result of a government ban on the export of certain species of wood. Fishing centres largely on freshwater fishing for subsistence purposes, while deep-sea fishing is slowly gaining importance, especially around the port of Douala. Industry - Petroleum and limestone are mined. Natural gas, bauxite, iron ore and tin remain undeveloped.