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Toussaint N’Guessan partage son point de vue sur la situation actuelle des producteurs de cacao en Côte d’Ivoire et évoque un certain nombre de mesures à adopter pour rendre ce type d’agriculture durable. Il parle également de ses ambitions à long terme pour l’OMCC, l’Organisation Mondiale des Cultivateurs de Cacao.
Toussaint N’Guessan, Président de l’Organisation Mondiale des Cultivateurs de Cacao, dresse un bilan de l’OMCC et parle de ses ambitions à long terme.
Ivory Coast is the biggest producer of cocoa in the world. Production is estimated to be between 1.8 and 2 million tons of cocoa per year. This amounts to about 40 percent of world production. In this context, ICP (Ivory Cocoa Products) started its operation during the 2012/2013 campaign launched by the CCC (Coffee and Cocoa Council).
Ismail El Khalil, Founder and CEO of ICP (Ivory Cocoa Products), presents the company and its competitive advantages. He also shares his vision for the future of ICP in Ivory Coast.
Moses Changwony gives his assessment of the agribusiness sector in Kenya and presents Sasini, one of the country’s major tea and coffee producers. He also talks about Sasini’s philosophy, what makes them different from the competition, success stories, CSR, challenges, possible partnerships and their plans for the future.
“For over 50 years we have been in the wheat milling business and in that time we have imported wheat from various countries to produce the raw material for various industries. For instance, the flour that we produce from wheat we supply to the bakery industry. We also supply flour to the biscuit industry. We supply flour to the pasta and noodle industries and we supply flour to the confectionary industry which is very important.”
Geoffrey Odundo gives his assessment of the economy of Kenya and explains why international companies should choose Kenya to set up their business over other African countries. He also presents NSE, the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
Geoffrey Odundo, Chief Executive of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), gives an overview of the economy in Kenya and explains what are the most relevant sectors boosting the Kenyan economy at the moment.
Agriculture plays an important role in the Kenyan economy and is the largest contributor to Kenya´s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The sector directly contributes to 24% of the GDP, as well as 27% of the GDP indirectly through linkages with manufacturing, distribution and other service related sectors.
Clifford Tandari discusses the new government’s overall economic policy and talks about Tanzania’s focus on industrialization and productivity. He also explains what the country is doing in terms of investments and regional integration.
