Côte d’Ivoire adopts US$300M five year plan to boost agriculture
The government aims to raise farm yields and cut food imports through a new national strategy running from 2026 to 2030.
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Côte d’Ivoire has approved a five year agricultural development plan worth 167.42 billion CFA francs, about US$300 million, as it seeks to raise output and strengthen rural livelihoods.
The National Agency for Rural Development Support, known as ANADER, confirmed on February 17 that it had adopted its 2026 to 2030 strategic plan. Agriculture accounts for about 15 percent of the country’s GDP and employs nearly 46 percent of the working population, making the sector central to growth and jobs.
According to information shared by the Ivorian Press Agency, the plan rests on five main pillars. ANADER will work to improve farm competitiveness, provide closer and more practical advice to producers, and ease access to inputs and mechanization.
The agency will also promote integrated rural development by helping to structure professional groups, raise awareness on community health and nutrition, and guide local development planning.
The roadmap targets key food crops such as rice, maize, cassava and vegetables. It also covers cattle, sheep and pig farming. Officials want farmers to increase yields, expand cultivated areas and adopt modern livestock practices.
In a statement published on its website, ANADER set clear production goals. “Ambition? Increase the yield of cassava from 22 to 45 tons per hectare, that of rice from 4 to 8 tons per hectare. To achieve this, ANADER is focusing on modernization: digitalization of field operations, drones, mechanization, and a strengthened territorial anchoring with its 60 intervention areas and 1,100 rural centers,” the agency said.
Reducing a heavy import bill
The plan forms part of the country’s drive for food sovereignty. Despite strong agricultural potential, Côte d’Ivoire still relies heavily on imported food. The country ranks as the second largest food importer in West Africa after Nigeria.
A July 2025 report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development stated that Côte d’Ivoire imported agricultural and food products worth nearly US$2.89 billion between 2021 and 2023. Rice, meat and edible offal accounted for a large share of that spending. These products now stand among the priority sectors under ANADER’s new plan.
Through higher yields, better farm support and wider use of technology, authorities hope the US$300 million program will cut imports and strengthen national food security over the next five years.
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