Top Agriculture Companies in Côte d'Ivoire

Traditionally, agricultural exports constituted one of the main sources of revenue for the world's largest exporter of coco. Agriculture is the most important sector in Côte d'Ivoire. Agriculture represents almost 28%-35% of the GDP and employs around 60% of the active population. The sector is dominated by a majority of small scale farmers and a few agricultural aggregators.

One of the main problems of Ivorian agriculture was that when the state's share started to decline in 1981, the state’s contribution was 25% of the national budget. But in 2007, it was only 1.7%. The government's strategy is to jumpstart this sector again. In the future, the country would like to develop a functioning processing industry to export in the sub-region. Furthermore, agriculture will be a tool in the socio-economic development of the country. Côte d'Ivoire exports coco, coffee, cotton, palm oil, cashew nuts, bananas, coconuts, and rubber.

SIFCA 
Bertrand Vignes | Directeur Général | Abidjan - Boulevard du Havre | (+225) 21 75 75 75
Founded in 1964, SIFCA is a leading African agribusiness group involved in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of vegetable oil, natural rubber, and sugar cane.  In 2010, the company generated revenues of FCFA 372 billion with more than 25,000 employees. SIFCA is thus the largest company in Côte d'Ivoire.
FDPCC (Fonds de Développement et de Promotion des Activités des Producteurs de Café et de Cacao)
Touré-Litsé Massandje | Présidente du comité de gestion de la filière Café Cacao (CGFCC) | Abidjan - BP 2093 Abidjan 08 | (+225) 22 52 77 00
CNRA (Centre National de Recherche Agronomique)
Dr. Tiémoko Yo | Directeur Général | Abidjan, Km 17, route de Dabou | (+225) 23 47 24 24
CNRA is a leading agriculture research company that focuses on seeding research. It has developed an expertise in palm oil seedings resistant to deseases and other revolutionary discoveries.
Cargill
Lionel Soulard | Directeur Général | Abidjan Boulevard de Vridi, Face Socopao, Freichville | (+225) 20 25 10 00
SIPRA (Société Ivoirienne de Productions Animales)
Jean-Marie Aka / Sylvain Gotta  | Président / Directeur général | (+255) 23 53 00 53
One of the main producers of animal feed and poultry.

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