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Japan, Côte d’Ivoire sign €5.3m deal to support rice production

Japan will provide Côte d’Ivoire with equipment worth €5.3 million to support the West African country’s national plan to grow rice and consequently reduce its dependence on importation. Ivorian Minister Finance Adama Coulibaly and country presentative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Usui Yukichi signed last week the equipment financing. The West African country plans […]

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OCP Africa helps Côte d’Ivoire bolster rice production

OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the Moroccan OCP Group, will supply Côte d’Ivoire with customized fertilizers to help this African country boost its rice production. A cooperation agreement was inked on Friday in Abidjan between the two sides. The deal sealed with OCP will enable the government of Côte d’Ivoire to speed up the implementation […]