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Along with many other African countries, the public policies have neglected Côte d’Ivoire over the last 15 years and invested poorly in the agriculture sector. The resources spent on agriculture were less than 5 % of the total budget of the country.
The main difficulties for the agriculture sector in Côte d’Ivoire is the productivity ratio, the quality, and the potential competitiveness of the product on the international market.
The agricultural sector and agricultural producers in Côte d’Ivoire are immune to the crisis. In 2011, Côte d’Ivoire reached a record level of 1.5 million tons of cacao and rubber production rose to 230,000 tons.
SIFCA’s partners are Wilmar (Wilmar International Limited is an investment holding company engaged in the provision of management services to its subsidiaries. It operates in five segments: palm and laurics comprises the merchandising and processing of palm oil and laurics related products) and Olam (Olam International Limited operates as a supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients primarily in Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa. The company engages in sourcing, processing, packaging, and merchandising agricultural products. It operates in five segments: Edible Nuts, Spices and Beans).
The biggest challenges for SIFCA and many other regional companies is smuggling and not respecting the free trade agreements. ECOWAS region still needs to develop and enforce the free trade between the member countries. Second issue is smuggling, due to the post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire the borders are loosely secured; widespread smuggling of sugar from South America and palm oil from Asia, free of any taxes/duties is rampant. The local companies are at the disadvantage. Despite the challenges, SIFCA remains optimistic for the future. With security restore the border issue should be resolved.
H.E. Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Minister of Agriculture of Côte d’Ivoire
Agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire went through three major phases; the one of growth after the independence was followed by the phase of crisis which lasted till 1990s. Since then, the agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire has not been able to resume the sustainable growth.
Dr. Tiémoko Yo, General Director of CNRA/ NARC (National Agronomic Research Center)
CNRA (NARC) is a leading agriculture research company in Côte d’Ivoire. The company focuses on seeding research. As a result of continuous research, CNRA has come up with significant innovations such as the next generation commercial plants resistant to certain diseases.
Sylvain Gotta, General Director of SIPRA (Société Ivoirienne de Productions Animales)
SIPRA is one of the main producers of animal feed and poultry in Côte d’Ivoire. “Our vision is to have an Africa that is dynamic. Education and quality food are very important factors in an individual’s life. We want to feed Africa, feed her well.”
Bertrand Vignes, Chief Executive Officer of SIFCA – Biography
SIFCA is the leading company of the agriculture sector in Côte d’Ivoire. Côte d’Ivoire is the largest producer of cacao in the world and an important producer of other strategic agricultural commodities such as rubber, sugar and palm oil among others. Agriculture will become the main engine of socio-economic development of the country.
View the list of the top agriculture companies and institutions in Ivory Coast. The country is the world’s largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil.
