Genesis and outlook
From an entrepreneurial intuition to a structuring aquaculture project for Cameroonian food sovereignty.
The trigger
Cameroon massively imports frozen fish — about 220,000 tonnes per year from China, Senegal, Mauritania or Norway — to cover 63% of its national consumption. This dependency weighs heavily on the country's trade balance, deprives the economy of qualified rural jobs, and offers Cameroonian consumers a product whose organoleptic quality is degraded by the transcontinental cold chain.
Meanwhile, the Nyong River, in the Centre Region, offers an exceptional hydrological combination that makes it one of the most suitable bodies of water for intensive aquaculture in Central Africa. This resource is underutilised, and the absence of a responsible industrial player leaves the market to small-scale family operators, without the capacity to reach the volumes required to weigh on the import balance.
From this dual observation — a market in significant deficit, an underutilised exceptional water resource — was born the conviction that Cameroon can and must develop a responsible industrial aquaculture sector, aligned with the best international standards, creating local jobs, and capable of substituting a significant share of current imports.
Chronological milestones
April 2021
Creation of the Cameroonian holding by notarial deed in Yaoundé. Setting up of governance and the agri-food development strategy.
2024
Exploratory sectoral studies, identification of aquaculture potential on the Nyong River basin in the Centre Region.
2025
Hydrological characterisation, water quality analysis, international benchmarking of best practices.
2026
Incorporation of the dedicated OHADA SA, finalisation of instruction deliverables to international lender standards, institutional structuring.
2027 — Operational start-up
Progressive commissioning of the aquaculture project on the Nyong and start-up of the production–processing–distribution chain.
Long term
Achievement of the stabilised operational regime, environmental certification and progressive expansion of the agri-food project portfolio.
