Axiom and Nucleus benefit from an envelope of more than 277 million FCFA from the Project for the Development of Livestock and Fish Farming Value Chains (Pdcvep).
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The national coordinator of the Livestock and Fish Farming Value Chains Development Project (Pdcvep), Aboubakar Njoya, has just made public the list of the two beneficiaries for the acquisition of pig broodstock. These are two French companies: Axiom International and Nucleus. The Cameroonian company Moderne Farmers having seen its offer refused.
The two companies will supply purebred pig breeding stock, parents and grandparents for an amount of more than 277 million FCFA, for this project which aims to import 360 pigs of improved breeds to boost production and availability in large quantities. quantity of this meat on the national market. The Pdcvep is financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to the tune of 65 billion FCFA.
These animals, once acquired, will be made available to pilot farms demonstrating a level of mastery of the management of a pig production company such as biosecurity and the supply of production inputs. As part of the Pdcvep, the pig sector will be upgraded around the following pillars: genetic improvement, structuring/training of actors and financing of actors in the value chain.
Before this upgrade, the direct beneficiary farms of the project support will be identified and selected, then structured and finally accompanied for justified financing of their specific activities which gradually add value to the final product (pork meat) offered. to the consumer.
The sector goal of the project is to contribute in an inclusive manner to improving food and nutritional security and reducing poverty in its area of intervention. Specifically, this project aims to increase the competitiveness and hygiene of pork, cattle and fish products, improve the incomes of stakeholders and create new jobs.
