(Business in Cameroon) – Douala will host within three years a new agro-industrial complex dedicated to cattle processing. On October 1, 2025, the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, Georges Elanga Obam, laid the foundation stone for the inter-municipal agro-industrial hub of Douala-Edéa, located at PK 17 in the city’s 3rd district.
The complex, whose full cost has not been disclosed, will include a slaughterhouse, a meat processing unit, and a blood treatment facility. This is the first phase of a wider infrastructure program in Douala, which will also feature a one-stop compliance center, two slaughterhouses, two cold chain facilities, two meat processing units, and 500 butcher shops.
The facilities will be complemented by two biogas waste treatment centers, two secured transhumance parks, two livestock markets, additional annex buildings, a youth training center, and a feed production plant. The planned investment for this first phase stands at CFA26.7 billion.
The second phase of the project, valued at CFA165 billion, will involve the development of seven pasture and fattening zones covering 65,000 hectares and an artificial insemination center for 100,000 cows in Édéa and other partner municipalities with available land. Together, these facilities are part of the construction of a modern regional cattle market with capacity for 20,000 head in Douala and Édéa. Funding is provided by the Brazilian group Tace Trading along with local and international partners.
Led by the urban communities of Douala and Édéa, the project is implemented by the Cameroon Beef Interprofessional Council (Cibovic) over 110 hectares. It is expected to generate more than 142,000 direct and indirect jobs. The initiative comes at a time when the livestock market is strained by soaring prices and a national beef production decline of 35,869 tons in 2024. The regional cattle market in Douala and Édéa aims to better structure the industry, address recurring shortages, and reduce beef prices in local markets.
