The National Federation of Livestock and Meat Industry of Côte d'Ivoire, known as "FENACOFBVI-CI", is the national umbrella organization for all players in the livestock-meat value chain in Côte d'Ivoire.
It aims to professionalize the players and their respective activities, and is a member of the Confederation of National Federations of Livestock and Meat Industry of West Africa (COFENABVI-AO), to which Côte d'Ivoire has granted a headquarters agreement for the promotion of commercial livestock and meat activities.
At the end of the call for projects launched by the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF), FENACOFBVI-CI was awarded a financing agreement for the "Modernization and harmonization of livestock markets on the Ouagadougou-Abidjan corridor" project as part of its PACBAO Program financed by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).
Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso are two countries closely linked by several ties, including economic interdependence.
Indeed, most imports from Burkina Faso transit through the port of Abidjan, and the majority of livestock consumed in Côte d'Ivoire comes from Burkina Faso. While the transfer of goods from the port of Abidjan to Burkina Faso runs smoothly, this is not the case for the export of livestock from Burkina Faso to Côte d'Ivoire.
This project aims to initiate reforms aimed at modernizing livestock markets and harmonizing export procedures on the Ouagadougou-Abidjan corridor, more specifically by centralizing and harmonizing pre-export operations for livestock between Ouagadougou and Abidjan, improving livestock sales on primary markets and the Abidjan/Port Bouet terminal market, and setting up a guarantee fund to support professional organizations.
To initiate reforms to modernize livestock markets and harmonize export procedures on the Ouagadougou-Abidjan corridor.
Specific objectives
Project component
Outcome 1
- Livestock sales on Abidjan's primary and terminal markets are improved
Outcome 2
- Establishment of a guarantee fund is assured
Outcome 3
- A system for buying and selling livestock by live weight is introduced
Outcome 4
- Business transactions are formalized
Outcome 5
- A compulsory levy per kg of animal or per head of animal sold has been introduced to set up a guarantee fund.