Poultry production in CMR follows uptrend since 2010

The poultry Association of Cameroon (Ipavic) announced a few weeks ago, the sale of 100,000 day-old chicks at promotional prices, so as to ensure the supply of the domestic market during the end of year festivities where demand is always at its peak.

According to reports, these sales of chicken were harnessed via Ipavic's operations and delivery. The last part of this activity will be November 11, according to the order calendar. "We are at a point where there's no shortage, so there is no speculation in the market," says Jean-Paul Fouda Ottou, Secretary of Ipavic.

However, he added, "there are periods of slump in sales because the chicken are not always enough for all our customers who may want to purchase at a particular point in time and place. You can have price-cuttings in the Yaoundé market while there is a shortage in Garoua. "And in conclusion:"from the macro-economic point of view, the production does not meet demands always. Thus we experience some fluctuations in the distribution where at some point, the production is not to entirely sold out. We expect to optimize distribution and modernize our systems.”

According to our statistics, the production of poultry in Cameroon has followed an upward trend since 2010. For last year, the umbrella organisation figures estimated between 46 and 47 million broilers on foot products each year, corresponding to more than 70,000 tonnes of poultry.

Indeed, relying on standards securing to 6 kilograms, the quantity of poultry meat to be consumed per capita per year, to fill deficit remains huge. As regards the production of table eggs, it is estimated by Ipavic to two billion eggs, the equivalent of 120 000 tonnes.

Through the holding of the first edition of the international poultry exhibition in Yaoundé (23-25 October), the various stakeholders in the sector proposed solution tracks to achieve self-sufficiency. They are summarized at specific points: the transformation. "We certainly need to produce more, but have reached the degree of saturation in relation to the production of chicken.

The transformation will allow a better coverage of the market", explains Jean-Paul Fouda Ottou. The urgency of the transformation is required as the way of regulating the market and support the development of the sector upstream.