Agriculture Agriculture is the primary industry of Ebolowa, with about 80% of the population working in the industry. The city has a fruit tree nursey which grows and transports 2,500 seeds annually. and in 2024, a planned
Puratos cocoa factory in the city was announced, alongside one in
Obala. Another processing plant—composed of three buildings—was agreed upon between mayor André Thomas Bengon and , the Japanese ambassador to Cameroon. The agreement was sponsored by minister of commerce
Luc Magloire Atangana Mbarga. On 13 November 2024, operation of a tractor manufacturing plant in Ebolowa was granted to Cameroon's National Center for Studies and Experimentation of Agricultural Machinery (Ceneema), a company that studies and adapts agricultural machinery. The deal was agreed upon by Ceneema executive Andrée Caroline Mélanie Ekotto Minkouna, and
minister of finance Alamine Ousmane Mey, as well as receiving support from the
Exim Bank of India.
Bushmeat Situated 60 kilometers east of
Campo Ma'an National Park, Ebolowa is a center in the Cameroonian
bushmeat trade.
Pangolin is often sold as bushmeat, with 10.3% of the city's residents said they eat pangolin at least once month in 2024, down from 2022, which was 14.1%.
Logging Illegal logging occurs in nearby forests. There is a
sawmill in Ebolowa which processed 5,000 cubic meters of lumber monthly. In 2016, Cameroon United Forests planned to acquire the sawmill. == Transportation ==