The country has 24 million hectares to investors
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Friday 04 April 2014
FJ
Bananas, cocoa, cereals ... investors are free to cultivate the products of their choice.
To fund a program to better develop agriculture.
In order to catch up the last 10 years in agricultural financing, Côte d'Ivoire has established a NAIP (National Agricultural Investment Program). Objective: creation of 2.4 million jobs and expected growth of +9% in the sector. The cost is estimated at 2,000 billion CFA francs (about 3 billion euros).
To find the necessary funds, the state provides international investors 24 million hectares of arable land.
source : economie jeune afrique, afro pages