Thursday 12 November 2026

59 result(s) for “Initiative BIOFIN”

Agriculture

Sustainable cocoa: the Coffee-Cacao Council trains its Agricultural Technicians

The Café-Cacao Council launches an intensive 10-day training for Agricultural Technicians to strengthen the implementation of the ARS 1000 Standard, a pillar of the Ivorian strategy for traceable and sustainable cocoa.

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Côte d 'Ivoire: Towards a digitalisation of the agricultural sector

A delegation from Huawei Côte d 'Ivoire was received by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Productions, Bruno Nabagné Koné on 19 May 2026 in Abidjan, to relaunch the momentum of the "Smart Agriculture" project. An initiative that could profoundly transform the face of Ivorian agriculture.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Simandou Academy: Guinea relies on people to transform its wealth

Guinea is launching a unique educational initiative backed by its mining mega-project, Simandou Academy, to train executives capable of leading its economic transformation. A bet on youth that goes beyond national borders.

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

SIMANDOU 2040: Guinea transforms its subsoil into an engine of continental power

The Republic of Guinea officially launched, in November 2025, the first export of iron ore from the Simandou deposit, marking the start of a fifteen-year development program capable of reshaping the economic balance of the African continent.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Plasturgie

N Plastics: when Ivorian ambition takes shape and color

Member of Parliament for the Gbon-Kolia-Sianhala constituency and CEO of the company N Group, Nabil Nouho Ballo has added a new string to his entrepreneurial bow with N Plastics, a 100% Ivorian industrial unit dedicated to the production of plastic packaging. An initiative which illustrates the rise of a strategic sect...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Briefs

Ivory Coast: a first sugar cane distillery commissioned in Ferkéssédougou

Ivory Coast is reaching a major industrial milestone with the commissioning of its first sugar cane distillery in Ferkéssédougou, in the north of the country. Located on the SUCAF-CI site in Ferké 2, this infrastructure represents an investment of 18 billion FCFA and will generate nearly 12 million liters of 96-degree...

par La rédaction
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IA

Ivory Coast: sovereign AI to revolutionize cocoa agriculture

The Ivorian government officially announced on May 2, 2026 its ambition to provide the country with national artificial intelligence, designed from its own realities. Led by the Minister of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation, Djibril Ouattara, this initiative primarily targets agriculture and the cocoa sec...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Factories

SIFCA: The Ivorian giant that has been cultivating Africa for 6 decades

Founded more than 60 years ago in Abidjan, the SIFCA Group has established itself as the first private agro-industrial group in Côte d'Ivoire and one of the most influential players in the West African economy. Specializing in palm oil, natural rubber and cane sugar, this Ivorian behemoth now operates in five countries...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

PND 2026-2030: Ivory Coast is banking on 175 billion euros to change scale

Drawing on lessons learned from three successive planning cycles, the Ivorian Government under the Presidency of H.E Alassane OUATTARA is launching its fourth National Development Plan (PND), the most ambitious in its contemporary history. With a colossal envelope of 114,838.5 billion FCFA, Abidjan intends to raise the...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Factories

Africa West Industries: the Ivorian ambition that gives local industry a boost

Launched in 2010 in the wake of West African agro-industry, Africa West Industries (AWI) has established itself in 15 years as one of the flagships of Côte d'Ivoire's manufacturing industry. Specializing in the production of Marseille soaps and edible vegetable oil, this 100% Ivorian company, with more than 400 employe...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry story

Ivorian industry: A lost decade between crisis and resilience (2000-2010)

Ivory Coast, once the economic showcase of sub-Saharan Africa, went through one of the darkest phases of its industrial history between 2000 and 2010. Undermined by political instability, the failed coup d'état of 2002 and its consequences on investment, the Ivorian productive system has retreated, leaving behind close...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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