Top Agro-Industrial Companies in Côte d’Ivoire
View the list of the main agro-industrial companies in Ivory Coast. The country produces many agricultural products, but the transformation of these products still remains limited.
Ivory Coast’s
Agro-Industrial Companies
The primary agriculture products in Ivory Coast are cocoa and coffee which along with timber, cotton, pineapples and bananas are the main export crops. The other prominent products include palm kernels, corn, manioc, sweet potatoes, sugar and rubber. The processing of edible oils, sugar, cassava, fruit juices and cocoa by-products makes an important link with the agricultural sector.
But the transformation of these products still remains limited and the capacities of small and medium-sized enterprises need to be strengthened to take better advantage of global and regional value chains.
| Rank | Company | Country | Sector | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | Agro-Industrial Sector | Founded in 1964, SIFCA is a leading African agro-industrial group involved in the cultivation, processing and marketing of vegetable oil, natural rubber and sugar cane. The group developed through ten subsidiaries, some of which are listed on the Paris and Abidjan Stock Exchanges. Its strategy focuses primarily on human relationships. SIFCA accompanies outgrowers and favors the well-being of its 30,000 employees who made the group become a major player in the West African agribusiness. | |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | Agro-Industrial Sector | Cargill has been active in Ivory Coast since 1997 and employs over 470 people in the locations of Abidjan, Daloa, Gagnoa and San Pedro. Its activities focus on cocoa origination and the production of cocoa products including cocoa liquor, butter, cake and powder. | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | Agro-Industrial Sector | The acquisition of the majority share of SOLIBRA by French group Brasserie et Glacières Internationale (BGI), pushed the company to the first rank of breweries in Ivory Coast, where SOLIBRA acts in the beer (Guinness, Flag, Tuborg and Bock), soft drinks (Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Youki) and mineral water markets (Awa). | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | Agro-Industrial Sector | SIPRA is one of the main producers of animal feed and poultry in Ivory Coast. The company was created in 1976 with the objective of developing a modern poultry sector and contribute to the country’s self-sufficiency in terms of food. To achieve its goal, SIPRA created 3 units: Ivoire Poussins (one day chicks), Ivograin (animal feed) and Coqivoire (poultry meat and eggs). | |
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SUCSO (Société d’Usinage et de Conditionnement du Sud Ouest) |
Ivory Coast | Agro-Industrial Sector | SUCSO’s cocoa plant processes between twenty four thousand (24,000) tons and thirty thousand (30,000) tons of beans per year. |
| 6 | Ivory Coast | Agro-Industrial Sector | The company is specialized in the manufacture and distribution of consumer goods, such as powdered milk, condiments and seasonings. |