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Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Ministre de l’Agriculture de la Côte d’Ivoire
Agriculture en Côte d’Ivoire a connu trois grandes phases, l’une de croissance après l’indépendance a été suivie par la phase de crise qui a duré jusqu’en 1990. Depuis lors, l’agriculture en Côte d’Ivoire n’a pas été en mesure de reprendre la croissance durable.
Agriculture is the backbone of Côte d’Ivoire’s economy. It employs 68% of the labor force, and accounts for 28% of GDP. While the prosperity of the companies and individuals in this sector is variable, depending on market conditions and, to a lesser extent, climatic conditions (amount of rainfall, etc.), it is the most solid factor in the economy.
Côte d’Ivoire is a country with great potential. We were ahead of everyone between 1960 and 1985—Singapore, South Korea, Morocco, Tunisia—because this country was well-managed, with a clear vision and a development process that was sustained for years.Then we went into instability and experienced backwards development, but we’re still a developing country.
The country was in a crisis for more than ten years; companies were losing jobs and poverty was rising.
Although the violence of the five-month civil war is over, and the parliamentary elections proceeded relatively peacefully, there is still fear in the country.
For the people of Côte d’Ivoire, the present and future began on April 11, 2011, with the arrest of the president-who-would-not-leave, Laurent Gbagbo, for that signaled the effective end of the civil war.
In 1985 the government officially designated the name of the country as Côte d’Ivoire. This is the correct legal and diplomatic usage., and the name preferred by Ivorians.
Those interviewed include ministers of the new government that took office after the end of the civil war that rocked the country from November 2010 to April 2011; including; leaders of trade or business associations, and corporation presidents, CEOs and managers. It is, therefore, the purpose of this Marcopolis Country Report to present their views and outlook for the future.
Current situation of Côte d’Ivoire’s economy. Mathieu KADIO-MOROKRO, President of Petro Ivoire, shares his views on the Côte d’Ivoire’s economic situation.
Consider the processing of commodities. In the coffee/cocoa sector, Côte d’Ivoire is now at 35% of the first-stage processing of local products.
