The Cameroon Development Cooperation (CDC) is one of
Cameroon's major exporters and employers. The
company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of people, whether Natural person, natural, Legal person, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common p ...
was formed in 1947 for the purpose of developing and running plantations of tropical crops in the country. The CDC is an
agribusiness
Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy,
in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise.
The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit w ...
company and its general offices are based in
Bota, Limbe. Its principal products include
rubber,
oil palm,
bananas,
coconuts,
tea, et cetera.
The CDC is the largest employer in Cameroon and has helped the "bottle neck" Cameroonians and the country in a cultural way. Most of the first workers in Cameroon worked on its plantations. From wages earned on these plantations, millions of Cameroonians have received an education on the corrupt nature of the leadership.
The CDC operates in groups, with each group controlling its own crop. For example the Group Palms Management is in charge of palm tree planting, growing, harvesting of palm fruits and the production of
palm oil
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 33% of global oils produced from ...
for export and local consumption.
Staff operates in 3 levels: Senior service, intermediate service and Laborers.
External links
Cameroon Development Corporation
Agriculture companies of Cameroon
Palm oil production in Cameroon
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