The Ivorian Minister of Agriculture Kobenan On September 25, Kouassi Adjoumani signed an agreement investment of 134 million euros ($156.8 million) with the group Italian agroindustrialist Bonifact Ferraresi.

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A en Believe the Italian group, the development of an agricultural production project in Côte d'Ivoire is an opportunity to capture a share of the expenditure devoted to annual food imports into the country.