Crops deteriorating due to lack of shelter, producers forced to sell at low prices, in Ivory Coast, storage remains a fragile link in agriculture. The Regulatory Authority for the Warehousing Receipt System (ARRE) wants to change that. Indeed, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, recently received Professor Justin Koffi, Director General of ARRE. The latter presented him with 5 major projects. They include the construction of 108 dry warehouses and 60 grain silos, the upgrading of 26 UEMOA warehouses and the creation of a logistics park equipped with cold storage warehouses at the Bouaké wholesale market. These investments aim to reduce post-harvest losses, improve producer income and accelerate local processing.They must also prepare for the advent of agricultural raw materials exchanges, in accordance with the vision of the Head of State, H.E Alassane OUATTARA. 

The warehouse receipt system (SRE) is based on the law of July 20, 2015. The producer places his goods in an approved warehouse and receives a receipt, recognized as guarantee for obtaining a bank loan. As of April 16, 2026, ARRE had 1,759 receipts issued, for 34,233 tonnes and approximately 17.9 billion CFA francs. As of February 2025, certified warehouses could accommodate around 350,000 tonnes. Professor Koffi then estimated the needs for warehousing logistics at nearly 5 billion euros.The CEO of ARRE has identified 3 priorities, namely the appropriation of the tool by rural stakeholders, the increased mobilization of banks and the strengthening of storage infrastructures in production areas. Convinced that the SRE constitutes an effective lever for financing agricultural value chains and rural development, Minister Koné reaffirmed his full support for these initiatives.

If these projects come to fruition, storage could become a driver of local transformation. It will still be necessary to raise the funding and meet deadlines.