CARBAP, African Center for Research on Bananas and Plantains is an international institution specialized in banana trees (Musa spp). its headquarters are located in Cameroon, in Njombé, department of Moungo. Its activities cover Western and Central African countries (AOC).

Created on 1 ^February 2001 in Yaoundé by an Intergovernmental Agreement under the aegis of the Conference of Ministers of Research and Development of Western and Central African Countries (COMRED/AOC). The first signatory countries are: the Republic of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Central African Republic, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).