The Cameroon
Development Corporation (CDC) is an Agro Indusrial Company created
in 1947 as a public establishment to acquire, develop and operate
extensive plantations of tropical crops.
As at 1st January 2005 the Corporation had 43,413 ha planted
out to v3 major cash crops, out of a total of 98,000 Ha of land
concessions from the Government and a work force totaling 10,000
including seasonal workers or workers on short term contracts.
A
TYPICAL CDC OIL PALM PLATATION
Currently
CDC grows mainly Rubber, Oil Palm, Banana and some minor crops
such as coconut. It operates 9 Rubber Estates , 7 Oil Palm Estates
6 Rubber Factories and 2 Palm Oil Mills The Banana Projects are
now run in partnership with DELMONTE Cameroon.
This major
Crop Groups are support by serveral services including Medical,
Technical, Transport, Sales, Supplies and a main Head Office.
The Head Office services include the General Managers Office,
Human Resources, Finance, Managment Control, Plan & Development,
Communications, Information Systems, Audit, Industrial Safety
and Security departments.
The Head Office
at Bota, Limbe
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From
its plantation production, CDC processes and markets semi finished
rubber, palm oil and banana. The rubber and banana are mainly
exported while the palm oil is mostly consumed locally.
The Major problems
that confronted the Corporation right from its inception were
the lack of Long term development finance. However through several
self financing and loan schemes as well as government reform
and reorganization projects, the corporation has continued to
strive. The privatization of the Corporation announced at the
end of 1993/94 financial year effectively started with the taking
over of the Tea Department in 2002 by Cameroon Tea Estates.
While waiting for a follow up on the rest, the present management
of the Corporation is sparing no efforts to manage the remaining
Crop Groups and Service Departments as profitably as possible.
As part of its initial objectives,
CDC also provides a lot of social and economic amenities to
its workers and the public in general such as medical care,
housing, roads, sports and other adhoc support to community
development.
CDC COTTAGE
HOSPITAL, TIKO
The
overview of the CAMEROON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION over the last
half a century has been one of responding to socio-economic changes,
recognizing, rewarding and promoting the Cameroonian worker. The
CDC has been and is still a very united family. Now and again
it engages in severe measures when necessary for its sustenance.
The
management and workers of this corporation are today more determined
to preserve this legacy.
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