FRAMIDON - Market study of the cassava starch sector in Ivory Coast & sub-regional statistics

Start
April 2017
End
August 2017
Project cost
5 400 €
Role in the project
Sector expertise

Countries

Côte d’Ivoire

Fields

Agriculture Agroprocessing Market

Sectors

Cassava

Main goals

Market study of the cassava starch sector in Ivory Coast & sub-regional statistics

Specific objectives

Identify business opportunities for the FRAMITECH agro-industrial project and improve understanding of the food starch market in Ivory Coast, including statistical data of the sub-region (market, price, potential customers)

Beneficiaries

FRAMITECH

Results

** R1. ** Study on opportunities and risks of cassava processing and marketing in Ivory Coast and recommendations
** R2. ** Field survey: qualitative information on project implementation areas and on demand by industrial operators
** R3. ** Mission to Abengourou to meet the sector’s stakeholders and identify offer and demand in these areas, as well as the needs (volumes, technical specifications, prices, seasonality)
** R4. ** Interviews will also be conducted in other regions with various actors: Ministries / potential suppliers / potential customers / competitors, depending on their current location

Activities

** A1. ** Market overview of traded volumes, raw material price developments and key operators in Ivory Coast
** A2. ** Review existing documents and statistics, particularly on the international and sub-regional food starch markets
** A3. ** Analysis of the supply / demand of raw materials & processed products in Ivory Coast, its sub-region and the international market
** A4. ** Analysis of opportunities and risks for product processing and marketing in Ivory Coast and recommendations

Related people

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Project Officer / France

François Griffon

Holder of a Master's degree in "Sustainable Farming and Agri-food Systems in the South", specialised in "Markets, Organization, Quality and Services" from Montpellier SupAgro - Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC), he brings his expertise in sector and value chain analysis, market studies, quality management and farmers' organisations services and support

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