Le déséquilibre annoncé entre l’offre et la demande de cacao devrait profiter à la Côte d’Ivoire, premier producteur mondial de cacao.
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Articles & Analysis | Sweetening the deal: Reforms to pricing in the cocoa sector aim to support farmers and improve quality from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2013
In a bid to tackle the main problems facing the cocoa sector – flagging production, mediocre quality and growing numbers of farmers quitting the crop – the government launched a sweeping reform programme in November 2011 that seeks to remedy the underlying cause of the structural problems in the segment: low prices for farmers. The sector’s new...
Articles & Analysis | Staking a claim: The slow implementation of the 1998 rural land code restricts the development of large-scale agriculture from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2013
Given the predominant role of small-scale agriculture, uncertainties over rural land rights and ensuing conflicts have limited the development of Côte d’Ivoire’s agricultural sector. The management of 98% of rural land is according to custom, while only 2% is with a title deed. Côte d’Ivoire essentially has a dual legal framework for rural land...
Articles & Analysis | Sowing the seeds: Key reforms aim to boost farmers’ earnings and ensure higher yields and better crop quality from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2013
After years of underinvestment and mismanagement, the government has launched a series of reforms and initiatives aimed at putting the agricultural sector back on track towards profitability and sustainability. Indeed, Côte d’Ivoire has a vibrant agricultural sector that has played an integral part in its national economy since the country gained...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sangafowa Coulibaly, Minister of Agriculture from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2013
What specific measures are needed to increase processing rates for agricultural commodities?
Articles & Analysis | Growth prospects: The north is set to get a much-needed push from growth in cotton and cashew nut from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2013
Once the predominant cash crop of the north and key generator of export earnings, the cotton sector saw production fall from 400,000 tonnes per year in 2001 to 100,000 tonnes in 2008. Mismanaged liberalisation policies, a fall in global cotton prices and civil war led to farmers abandoning cotton for other cash and staple food crops like cashew nut...