Thursday 12 November 2026

59 result(s) for “Initiative BIOFIN”

Agriculture

Cashew: 309 motorcycles and 5 vehicles to strengthen agricultural advice and research

Recently, at the Abidjan South Regional Directorate of ANADER, in Marcory, a large batch of rolling stock actually changed hands. The objective is to give field agents and researchers the means to go faster, further and more often in contact with cashew producers, a strategic pillar of Ivorian agriculture.

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

Industrial financing: ADCI alongside SMEs in the face of offers from the BNI

On August 12, 2026, at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Côte d'Ivoire (CCI-CI), the Agency for the Development and Competitiveness of Industries of Côte d'Ivoire (ADCI) took part in the presentation ceremony of financing offers from the National Investment Bank (BNI), intended for industrial SMEs and ETIs, as pa...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Agriculture

Oil palm and coconut: Grand-Béréby launches the relaunch of the 2 sectors

The Ivorian Government is going on the offensive in two sectors that have long been neglected. The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Productions, Bruno Nabagné Koné, launched the interim programme for the development of the oil and coconut palm sectors in Grand-Béréby on 31 July.

par Franck Oulaï
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Factories

San Pedro: When cocoa farmers become industrialists

The foundation stone of CADESA Processing SA was recently laid in Djirognepahio, on the outskirts of San Pedro. Supported by more than 4,000 producers gathered within the CADESA cooperative, this future factory embodies a strategic turning point for the Ivorian cocoa sector, long confined to the export of raw beans.

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

SGPME - Orange Bank Africa: signing of 2 agreements in favour of VSEs, SMEs and midcaps

In a country where access to finance remains the first obstacle cited by SME bosses, a figure has just brought a breath of fresh air, 17 billion CFA francs. This is the amount that the Ivorian SME Credit Guarantee Company (SGPME) and Orange Bank Africa (OBA) have committed to mobilize through two agreements recently si...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Agriculture

Agriculture: the Academy of Hevea Trades is born

The leading African producer of natural rubber, Côte d 'Ivoire is embarking on a new stage in the development of its rubber sector. With the creation of a rubber trades academy, professionals want to train a skilled workforce to support industrial transformation and meet the new requirements of the global market.

par Chalysa Brou
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Aquaculture

Côte d 'Ivoire - Japan: strengthening aquaculture cooperation

Côte d 'Ivoire and Japan are strengthening ties around a strategic project to reform the aquaculture sector, led by Minister Sidi Tiémoko Touré and a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) who came to prepare large-scale financial support.

par Franck Oulaï
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Briefs

Border security: launch of a project with the support of Japan

The Minister of Interior and Security, Vagondo Diomandé, launched a project in early July intended to strengthen border management and community resilience in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Funded by Japan and implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the initiative particularly targets border areas e...

par La rédaction
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Briefs

Boundiali: a new centre to boost cattle breeding

The Deputy Prime Minister, Téné Birahima Ouattara, inaugurated at the beginning of July the Panya Cattle Breeding Application and Specialization Center, located in Boundiali, in the north of the country. This infrastructure is part of the government strategy aimed at establishing livestock farming as a pillar of nation...

par La rédaction
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Investment

Private investment: CEPICI provides the country with GPS

For a long time, the figures for Ivorian private investment looked like a puzzle scattered between several administrations, with no overall picture. CEPICI has just launched the Single Window for the Declaration of Private Investment (GUDIP), a national mechanism intended to centralize and manage this data in real time...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Environnement

Disaster risk management: Abidjan tests its reflexes

Côte d 'Ivoire tested its ability to anticipate climate disasters a few days ago. This was through a discussion-based simulation (dbx) exercise, dedicated to the products of the African Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS), with the participation of national experts and international partners ar...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

Cashew: Guinea Bissau is inspired by the Ivorian model

The local processing of cashew nuts is gradually becoming a lever for industrialization in West Africa. Inspired by the Ivorian experience, Guinea Bissau shows its ambition to create more added value around cashew, a culture that is the pillar of its economy.

par Chalysa Brou
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