Ivory Coast, which aims for self-sufficiency by 2026, is accelerating its plans to modernize the sector. However, FAO has announced $1.2 million in funding to modernize the Ivorian rice sector with financial support from the Japanese government. The announcement was made during a meeting held on July 29 between Nyemah Joseph, representative of the UN organization in Côte d'Ivoire, and Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, the Minister of

The FAO representative in Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Joseph Nyemah, announced to the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, that the UN organization has obtained funding of 1.2 million dollars (720 million FCFA) from the Japanese government. Objective: to support the digitalization of the Ivorian rice sector