Logistics: Sodecoton Launches 18.5 Billion FCFA Tender for Cotton Fiber Transport
A national tender has just been officially launched to ensure the transport of cotton, from the northern production basins to the processing units in Ngaoundéré and the port platforms of Douala and Kribi, dedicated in particular to external markets.
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Divided into 38 distinct lots distributed across key zones such as Guider, Maroua, Tchatibali or Touboro, this program will extend over three consecutive campaigns.
This tender follows the cancellation that occurred in the spring of a previous procedure limited to the sole 2025/2026 campaign. Evaluated against the precedent of the previous three-year framework agreement which amounted to 27.81 billion FCFA, the overall budget records a contraction of more than 33%.
Such a budgetary adjustment directly reflects the slowdown in physical flows observed in the sector. Official reports indeed indicate two consecutive years of decline, with seed cotton production established at just over 250,000 tonnes, penalized by recurrent flooding and a reduction in planted areas in the northern zones.
To counter this erosion in yields and secure the future of the sector, the agro-industrial combines this logistical reorganization with a proactive policy of agricultural input supply. Despite the financial losses incurred due to climatic disruptions, public intervention and targeted distribution efforts aim to revitalize farm productivity and preserve the competitiveness of Cameroonian cotton on international export markets.
Ndjomo Carlos
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