Adjoumani Kobenan at SIA 2022: The crisis in Ukraine will inevitably have negative implications for Ivory Coast

게시됨 2022년 3월 1일

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Côte d'Ivoire, led by Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Kouassi Adjoumani Kobenan, has emphasized its commitment to maintaining an open economy and avoiding protectionism despite the challenges of rising food prices, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Ukraine conflict. These issues, discussed at the International Agricultural Show (SIA 2022) in Paris, have disrupted traditional import routes, with Côte d'Ivoire heavily dependent on European imports for cereals to support its bread production. The government is strategically focusing on boosting local production to reduce reliance on foreign supplies and is exploring ways to enhance self-sufficiency within the West African region, seeking to balance its import dependencies with efforts to maintain regional trade fluidity and stability.

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Côte d'Ivoire will not resort to protectionism to curb rising food prices because it is an open country, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Kouassi Adjoumani Kobenan told CommodAfrica yesterday. attended a conference of the Interprofessional Fund for Agricultural Research and Advice (Firca) at the International Agricultural Show (SIA 2022) in Paris. The country imports all of its cereals from Europe, in particular for the manufacture of bread, the war in Ukraine will "inevitably" have repercussions on Côte d'Ivoire, he warned. CommodAfrica: There is a very sharp rise in food prices in Côte d'Ivoire, as in the rest of West Africa and the world. Are negotiations or discussions underway at ECOWAS level to secure supply and especially to reduce price increases? Kouassi Adjoumani Kobenan: Each country has its own policy to curb this rise in food prices, which is not only the responsibility of Côte d'Ivoire. These are realities that we are getting used to now: first there was ...

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