Sovereign food strategy drives Côte d’Ivoire’s livestock sector
Côte d’Ivoire is sharpening its focus on boosting local animal and fishery production to cut reliance on costly imports, with external meat and offal purchases exceeding 782 billion West African CFA francs in 2024, figures revealed by Bouadi Beda Paul, Director of Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Animal and Fishery Resources (MIRAH).
The push comes as the government finalizes its National Development Policy for Livestock, Fisheries and Aquaculture (PONADEPA 2026–2030), designed to strengthen food sovereignty and attract private investment across the sector.
Planning for impact: the 2027–2029 budget roadmap
Speaking at a three-day workshop in Jacqueville from July 29 to 31, Bouadi Beda Paul emphasized that the 2027–2029 Multi-Year Programming and Annual Performance Project Document (DPPD-PAP) must shift from a routine exercise to a results-driven imperative. The session gathered ministry officials to pinpoint top priorities for the next three years.
The resulting framework will spell out clear objectives, action plans, and public-spending tracking indicators to ensure transparency and accountability in resource use.
Youth urged to tap into livestock and aquaculture opportunities
Bouadi Beda Paul also highlighted livestock farming, fish farming, and aquaculture as promising career paths, calling on young Ivorians to explore these fields where demand for skilled labor is rising.
