ICACI - Development of an integrated relationship between cashew production-processing cooperatives and industrial companies in Côte d'Ivoire

Start
January 2011
End
December 2013
Project cost
100 000 €
Role in the project
Coordinator

Countries

Côte d’Ivoire

Fields

Agriculture Organic Agriculture Agroprocessing Market

Sectors

Cashew

Main goals

  • Support the Professional Agricultural Organizations in the increase of processed cashew nut volumes in partnership with OLAM Ivoire (inclusive business)
  • Strengthen the capacity of small producers and their organizations to manage the certification and the up to standards process systems
  • Professionalize and sustain the activity through the implementation of financing tools adapted to the needs of the cashew sector in Côte d'Ivoire

Beneficiaries

5 processing units 10 Farmers Organizations 10000 cashew nuts producers

Results

R1. 2 FO are certified Organic
R2. 500 tons of Organic raw cahew nuts supply OLAM
R3. 4 units produce shelled cashew

Activities

A1. Project coordination
A2. Establishment of a local team
A3. Monitoring and evaluation

Related people

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Associate Expert / Côte d'Ivoire

Soungari Sekongo

Engineer in Tropical Agronomy from the CIED, option "plant production", he brings his expertise in agricultural markets analysis, advising-supporting actors, vegetable production and supporting professional agricultural organizations (management, capacity building)

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Co-Director

Cédric Rabany

Holder of a Master of Science, "Agricultural Engineer and territories development" from the Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture (ISARA Lyon), he brings his expertise in agro-food/agricultural sectors' analysis and development, strengthening of supplychain actors (producers, private/public actors, agro-food industries...), socio-economic analysis of agricultural chains and his great knowledge of companies in these markets

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