Support and help improve small businesses and conduct development assistance by providing lessons learned from CIDR's research and consulting services.

CIDR's strategies for achieving the objectives involve working in partnership with selected institutions and carrying out a combination of collaborative field-work, research and analysis, and communication and dissemination activities designed to contribute directly to better understanding and strengthening of rural welfare policy-making and planning processes by leading local and international NGO's involved.

Contribute to the strength local institutions to develop and carry out natural resources management strategies, policies, and plans for sustainable Development.

Document, communicate and disseminate the knowledge gained from socio-economic research activities to public and private organisations in Cameroon, the international development community and the concerned regional NGOs.