Farmer Engagement
Enhancing Rice Production, Côte d’Ivoire
This joint project with the Louis Dreyfus Foundation and FairMatch Support aims to establish the framework for a sustainable rice supply chain, from smallholder farmers to mills, in Boundiali and Korhogo, northern Côte d’Ivoire.
First established in 2018, this project connects rice producers with processors, and then processors with the market, to build an inclusive, traceable and sustainable supply chain, helping the area’s rice sector transition from subsistence farming to small-scale commercial agriculture.
Farmers are segmented into ‘emerging producers’ (subsistence farmers) and ‘agri-preneurs’ (market-oriented farmers), to offer support tailored to their production profile and ensure rice production for both self-consumption and sale on the local market.
The project also aims to improve the food security of women farmers through better farm management and provision of agricultural equipment to 1,352 women farmers, and supports the National School Canteen Program.
Our Impact
Beneficiaries in 2021-2022: 3,962 farmers, 160 lead farmers and 13 cooperatives
Average income increase: 41%
Average productivity increase: 26% for agri-preneurs, 22% for emerging farmers
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