Cereals and livestock
Maize
Maize is an essential cereal in the Cameroonian diet, the most widely consumed of the cereals grown in the country (ahead of sorghum and millet) and the most widely consumed after rice.
Compagnie Fermière Camerounaise (CFC) was launched in 2021, in a socio-economic context that is conducive to the development of a maize sector, and aims at improving the income of its member producers, while offering the market products that comply with health and regulatory requirements.
CFC supports its partner producers in their efforts to become more professional, with the ultimate aim of mechanizing production as much as possible and consolidating their agricultural performance.
In addition to maize, Somdia plans to develop the production and processing of local cereals such as rice, soya, sorghum and barley to meet the needs of local manufacturers and households.
Animal nutrition
and breeding
The animal feed business is a key area of strategic diversification for the Group, because it adds value to most of by-products from its agri-food industries (maize bran, soya cake, brewers’ grains, etc.).
In Cameroon, CFC plays a key role in producing and marketing animal feed. This local production benefits both livestock farmers and local feed manufacturers, by offering them feed – complete and concentrated – made mainly from high-quality local raw materials.
More than 20% of the country’s laying hens are fed by CFC, which is also developing its broiler feed business (for meat production).
CFC plans to create a new range of feed for ruminants, identifying opportunities in cross-border markets to promote this offering.
