Exportation of Agricultural Products from Côte d’Ivoire

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. Nonetheless, the target is to achieve at least 50% of the processing by 2015. This increase in production will not only create jobs, but it will also add value.

Côte d’Ivoire has a strategic position from two points of view: infrastructure and cost of energy (electricity). Côte d’Ivoire is an ideal gateway for nearly 200 million consumers in the sub-region. The strategy is to develop processing industries that can export in the sub-region.