In response to a dramatic slump in global cocoa prices, Côte d’Ivoire — the world’s largest cocoa producer — has moved forward its timeline for announcing mid-crop price guarantees for farmers. Traditionally released later in the season, this pricing decision is now expected by the end of February 2026 in an effort to protect producer ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €70 million loan to Valency International to strengthen agricultural value chains in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria. The financing will support Valency’s working capital needs, enabling the procurement of key agro-commodities — including cashew, soya beans, cocoa and sesame — for processing and export. The ...

By Brandon Moss Côte d’Ivoire has introduced a 9% value-added tax (VAT) on fertiliser inputs under its 2026 budget framework—a significant policy shift that could materially influence the cost of farming across key agricultural zones. Previously exempt, fertiliser and associated production inputs are now subject to VAT, raising questions about cost pressures on producers and ...

The Africa Food Show Morocco (AFS 2025) is part of a pan-African series of exhibitions dedicated to transforming the agri-food industry. With successful editions in Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, and Morocco, AFS has become a vital platform uniting stakeholder across the entire food value chain, from production and processing to packaging, distribution, and retail. AFS Morocco ...

NOAA Fisheries has confirmed that South Africa is among ten African nations granted full approval to export fish and fish products from all marine fisheries to the United States starting January 2026. The announcement follows NOAA’s enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which sets stringent standards for foreign fisheries seeking access to the ...

By Dowell, Agrifocus Africa July 21, 2025 Thirteen West African countries are advancing a bold regional initiative to fortify rice production against the growing threats of climate change. Backed by a $9.44 million grant from the African Development Fund, the REWARD–Adaptation project is set to transform rice value chains with climate-smart technologies, capacity building, and ...

Agriculture ministers and top-level policymakers from 14 African countries will meet with their counterparts from three Asian countries in Hanoi on 15 July 2025 to discuss making agrifood production more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable to reduce high levels of hunger, malnutrition and poverty in both regions. The High-Level Inter-regional Knowledge Exchange on One Country ...

AfDB Vice Pres. Dr. Beth Dunford listens to entrepreneur Monique Kouakou Affouet describe how the Bank-financed Government Social Program Support Project boosted her business. African Development Bank Group Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, has commended the government of Cote d’Ivoire for its delivery of a Bank-financed project improving rural ...

A drone used for spraying phytosanitary products takes off in the village of Sokrogbo, in the south of Côte d’Ivoire. © RFI/Marine Jeannin By:RFIFollow In the small village of Sokrogbo, in the south of Côte d’Ivoire, locals never tire of a particular sight: the take-off of the T-10 drone, a 25 kilogram machine capable of spraying up ...

The president of the Pan-African Initiative for Integration and Development, Coulibaly Soumaïla (in white jacket, 2nd row from left to right) and representatives of youth and women’s associations after the conference on climate adaptation in Abengourou on Saturday 07 December 2024 Abengourou – The President of the Pan-African Initiative for Integration and Development, Coulibaly Soumaïla, ...