Factories

San Pedro: When cocoa farmers become industrial

The foundation stone of CADESA Processing SA was recently laid in Djirognepahio, on the outskirts of San Pedro. Supported by more than 4,000 producers united within the CADESA cooperative, this future factory embodies a strategic turning point for the Ivorian cocoa sector, long confined to the export of raw beans.

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Investment

Sugar sector: SOMDIA plans to invest 100 billion CFA francs over 5 years in Ivory Coast

Ivorian sugar is about to enter a new industrial era. The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, received Olivier Parent, CEO of the SOMDIA Group, who came to present an ambitious contract plan for his subsidiary SUCAF-CI, promising a massive investment of 100 billion CFA fr...

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