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Created in 1998, the CNRA has been Côte d’Ivoire’s primary agricultural R&D agency, accounting for two-thirds of the total research capacity and over three-quarters of its agricultural R&D investments.
The new government of Alassane Ouatarra has established a new approach to agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire called the National Agriculture Investment Program (NAIP). Its goals, according to Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Agriculture, are to achieve national food sufficiency, and to increase the agricultural industry’s growth to 8.9%.
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.
In less than a century, the effects of economic growth and agricultural development left Côte d’Ivoire with less than 2.5 million hectares of primary forest out of the original 16 million hectares in less than a century.
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.
History and development of agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Minister of Agriculture of Côte d’Ivoire, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, explains the newest National Agricultural Investment Program.
Jean-Louis Billion, the President of SIFCA, talks about his vision for the company.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry believes that the most promising growth opportunities can be found in agriculture and infrastructure.
CNRA has been involved in palm oil seed research and has succeeded in producing a seed resistant to multiple climates and environments similar to ones found in South America.
