Livestock Economy: Côte d'Ivoire Mobilizes All Stakeholders to Reach a New Milestone

Abidjan, September 14, 2026 – Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé called on Monday, September 14, 2026, at the auditorium of the Gouvernement de Côte d'Ivoire, for the full mobilization of all animal resource stakeholders to enable Côte d'Ivoire to reach a new milestone toward a more productive, competitive, resilient, and inclusive livestock economy.

He spoke at the official launch of the Preparation Project for Funding Livestock Development Activities in Côte d'Ivoire (PPF Livestock Economy), alongside the Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Sidi Touré, representatives of the African Development Bank—the main partner of the project—the World Bank, and several key sector operators.

This initiative, representing a total cost of 1,086,957 Units of Account (UA), constitutes an important step in implementing the National Livestock, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Development Policy (PONADEPA 2026–2030), aligned with the guidelines of the national PND 2026–2030 framework. It aims to prepare an investment program designed to address the sector's structural constraints, reduce investment risks, and encourage greater participation from the private sector and financial institutions.

In response to growing demand for animal protein—driven primarily by population growth, urbanization, and changing consumption patterns—the government intends to produce more, better, and sustainably to gradually reduce import dependence and strengthen food sovereignty.

For Minister Sidi Touré, this ambition requires a paradigm shift. The livestock economy must now be viewed as an ecosystem covering the entire value chain—from inputs, feed, and animal health to processing, preservation, cold chain infrastructure, marketing, traceability, research, training, and financing.

The success of this transformation relies on concerted action. While the State will continue creating an enabling environment through animal identification, traceability, and service digitalization, the private sector is expected to serve as a primary engine for investment.

Over 2.3 trillion XOF is expected to be mobilized from the private sector. The government also seeks to improve access to finance for livestock farmers and attract more domestic and international investors across the various value chains.

This momentum will be supported by the creation of 14 livestock and blue economy development zones, designed to bring together producers, businesses, investors, financial institutions, research centers, and local authorities.

For the government, the key challenge now is aligning the efforts of the State, the private sector, professional organizations, local authorities, and technical and financial partners to generate bankable, structured projects particularly for the benefit of youth, women, and existing sector operators.