On November 17, 2016, Premier
Daniel Kablan Duncan opened the second edition of the
International Exhibition of Equipment and Processing Technologies for Cashew
Nuts at the Treichville Cultural Center. This fair is
held from 17 to 19 November on the theme: "An industrialization of the
cashew nut industry for a new Côte d'Ivoire". Mrs
Touré Massogbè, manager of
a cashew processing company, received a grant of CFAF 6 million. Seven other
processors have also received subsidies for the development of their
activities, for a total amount of about 840 million FCFA. In his address,
Daniel Kablan Duncan recalled the objective of the
Ivorian government for the cashew sector, namely to transform 100% of local
production by 2020: "Despite the strong growth observed on the continent,
the contribution of production Manufacturing in the creation of wealth and
added values ??has unfortunately not evolved, the
share of this manufacturing production not exceeding 10%. Faced with this
observation, it is imperative for Africa to commit itself resolutely and firmly
to the path of its industrialization in order to make better use of its
enormous potential ... In this sense, it must work to improve the Productivity
of factors of production, the development of human skills and the promotion of
a business climate conducive to investment. It must also develop strategies to
accelerate its industrialization and the transformation of its raw materials in
order to create conditions for strong, sustainable and inclusive growth. In
order to accelerate its industrialization, Africa must integrate the promotion
of agro-industry in the light of its abundant agricultural resources. As such,
cashew is one of the products that we need to develop, given its potential for
creating added value, jobs and wealth, and its impact on other industrial
sectors, notably packaging , Logistics, and transport
". According to Daniel Kablan Duncan, this
exhibition should be an opportunity to take a critical look at the financing of
the cashew industry, especially since Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest
producer and exporter of nuts. Cashew with 702. 510 tons in 2015, or 24, 22% of the world supply.
Establishment of an International Cashew Advisory Council
On the sidelines of the
exhibition, the Ivorian Minister of Industry and Mines, Jean-Claude Brou and his counterparts from Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Guinea-Conakry, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Of Togo set up a body called
the International Cashew Advisory Council, with headquarters in Abidjan and the
Executive Secretariat by Côte d'Ivoire. The Director-General of the Cotton and
Cashew Nut Council, Dr. Adama Coulibaly,
thanked all the OEMs who were present, whose number rose from 10 in 2014 to 29
for this second edition. He urged the actors of the cashew nut to "turn to
the future by making the transformation of the cashew nut a priority".
Source:http://news.abidjan.net
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