Bolloré Transport & Logistics Chad has announced the first truck-driven operation to transport 25 tonnes of locally processed beef to neighbouring Congo Brazzaville (10 tonnes) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (15 tonnes).
This special cargo, carried by refrigerated container via the Chad–Cameroon–DRC–Congo corridor, is the first in a series of export drives aimed at transporting a total of 15,000 tonnes of meat to countries in the sub–region by 2023.
“Our logistics expertise and our environmental management have enabled us to put all the necessary logistics in place throughout the corridor to make this transport feasible. We are pleased to have been selected to take part in this ambitious project and, through it, to support producers in Chad,” explains Cyrille Tetrel, Managing Director at Bolloré Transport & Logistics Chad in a statement seen by APA on Wednesday.
Exports of meat from Chad form part of the Chad Commodities Market Place (CCM) project which will create 98 direct jobs across all sectors and some 500 indirect jobs in sites producing feed for livestock, the statement says.
According to Bollore, the CCM project will also benefit around 45,000 people in 300 cooperatives affiliated to Chad’s alliance of cooperatives and mutual insurance bodies.
“We have already put in a lot of work to reorganise our structure, and I am now asking our cooperatives members to strive to ensure that we meet our objectives and that the investment of all involved measures up to our joint ambitions. There are many opportunities for those who wish to engage with us,” states Mr Job Nodjindo, ACMT Coordinator.
Bolloré Transport & Logistics, a specialist in transport and logistics has been present in Chad for over 60 years and currently has a workforce in the country of over 150 employees.
Aside from playing an active role in the development of Chad’s economy the company also engages with its local populations through supporting community projects.
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