All the estates of the Oil
Palms Group are situated around the foot of mount Cameroon where
they benefit from the rich volcanic soil. The oldest estate
is Mungo while the youngest is Illoani. The estates also enjoy
the tropical climate with favourable rainfall and sunshine.
Each estate has an estate office and a residential quarter for
the workers. Some of the estates have schools and churches and
in places where it is difficult to retain teachers, CDC employs
and pays some qualified teachers who teach children of these
estates and neighbouring villages.
PALM HARVESTING
The activities
of the group involves cultivation, upkeep, harvesting, collection
and transporting of products to the mills. The quality of the
crop produced depends the cultivation and upkeep technique which
involves weeding, slashing, pruning and disease control. Most
of the harvesting is contracted out to Palm Harvesting Contractors
(PHC). There are also outgrowers whose plantations are supervised
by CDC and the crops processed by CDC.
Production
is evaluated as the weight of Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) produced.
TRUCK
LOAD OF FFB BEING TRANSPORTED TO MILL
The
Oil Palms Group is in charge of growing oil palm products for
finished products that are sold locally (palm oil, palm kernel).
The Department operates seven estates namely Bota, Debundscha,
Idenau, Illoani, Mungo, Mondoni and Benoe Palms Estates. It also
has two mills in Idenau and Mondoni. In all, the estates are found
in the Ndian and Fako Divisions of the South West Province of
Cameroon.
OIL PALM NURSERY
Each estate
is run by an Estate Manager who is an agronomist and the mill
is run by a Mill Manager who is an engineer. Each unit has Field
of Mill Supervisors and an Accountant that help to run the affairs
of the unit. The Group Oil Palms office situated at Bota is the
main Administrative unit that co-ordinates the activities of the
entire group. The staff of this office constitutes the Group Manager,
the Crop Group Accountant, the Human Resources Officer, the Group
Management Contoller and the Industrial Quality Manager who controls
the Mills.
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