A farming trade, learnt hands-on.

At CEFPREPAS, a MINEFOP-approved centre in Soa, you train in livestock, fish farming and agriculture in six months. 80% of the time is spent in the workshops, with the animals and in the fields.

Next intake: January 2027
Next 2-day seminar: 6–7 NovOrganic farming

Learners of the October intake in work overalls

A learner holding a catfish raised at the centre

Harvesting aubergines and okra in the greenhouse

Here, the classroom has fish ponds.

Pig pens, poultry houses, rabbit hutches, a hatchery, ponds, snail pens, a mushroom house, a greenhouse, vegetable plots, biogas and solar: it is all on the Ebogo I site. Every learner works in every workshop.

Open to everyone, from the primary school certificate (CEP) up.
Every learner trains in all the disciplines taught at the centre.
80% hands-on practice, in the centre’s workshops.
Theory classes taught with a projector.
Course material in digital and print form.
Certificate of attendance at the end of the course.

Discover the centre

A learner holding a piglet in the pig pen

Practical work in the teaching laboratory

What you will learn to produce

The full programme covers all of these. You can also take just one, as flexible training or a seminar.

All courses

Fish farming
From hatchery to market: breed your own fingerlings, raise fish in ponds or tanks, make your own feed.
Livestock farming
Broilers, pigs, rabbits, snails, palm weevils and black soldier flies, in the centre’s own buildings.
Agriculture and market gardening
Tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, peppers, leeks, parsley, aubergines: from sowing to harvest, in the field and under greenhouse.
Black soldier fly farming
Turn organic waste into protein-rich larvae to feed poultry, fish and pigs.
Soilless edible mushroom growing
A profitable activity that needs little space: prepare substrates, spawn, harvest and sell.
Biogas production (renewable energy)
Make your own cooking gas from farm waste.
Processing farm products
Smoke fish, chicken and pork to keep them longer and sell them better.

Six months, a few days or tailor-made

Four ways to train, depending on your time and your project. Boarding available for those who come from far away.

Formats and sessions in detail

6 months
Full integrated programme
Young job seekers who want to learn an agro-pastoral trade.
1 to 3 months
Flexible continuing training
Professionals, employees or job seekers who want to build new skills.
1 to 3 days
Short intensive courses
Anyone who wants fast training in one specific field.
As agreed
Custom training on request
Cooperatives, farmer groups (GIC), NGOs, agro-pastoral projects, companies and rural development actors.