RICOCA - Analyze 4 value-chain in order to improve their CSR/ESG performance in Côte d'Ivoire

Start
June 2024
End
June 2025
Project cost
60 000 €
Role in the project
Value chain & impacts expertise
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Countries

Côte d’Ivoire

Fields

Agriculture Agroecology Climate Market

Sectors

Cocoa Cashew Cotton Rice

Partners

Ksapa · INADES

Main goals

Ksapa is a mission-driven company that designs and develops project engineering and access to digital solutions services that are economically, socially and ecologically efficient. Ksapa and Société Générale de Côte d'Ivoire have decided to mandate Nitidæ to analyze the value-chains in order to design support for cooperatives and local manufacturers to help them improve their ESG performance.

Specific objectives

SO1. Carry out a macro-economic analysis of 4 agri-food sectors (cocoa, cashew, rice, cotton).
SO2. Analyze each sector on the level of structuring and organization of cooperatives as well as their issues and challenges.
SO3. Identify the sector on which the tools offered by Ksapa will have the most significant impacts in terms of improving the living conditions of Ivorian producers.

Related people

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Task officer / Agriculture & Market / France

Anaïs Chotard

A graduate of ISTOM and a Master's degree in Natural Resource Management in a tropical environment, she has more than 15 years of international experience in structuring responsible value chains (particularly in West Africa) and in France. She has a good understanding of quality approaches, organic and fair trade certifications, and agroecology and agroforestry production systems. She has worked within cooperatives, commercial companies, training structures, research and NGOs, which allows her to have a good understanding of the challenges of the value chains. She joined the team in 2024, and takes part in studies and projects, particularly on shea and for more inclusive sectors for women and young people.

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Associate Expert / Côte d'Ivoire

Soungari Sekongo

Engineer in Tropical Agronomy from the CIED, option "plant production", he brings his expertise in agricultural markets analysis, advising-supporting actors, vegetable production and supporting professional agricultural organizations (management, capacity building)

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Technical coordinator / Agriculture & Market / Côte d'Ivoire

Odilon Chambers

As a geographer, specializing in rural development, he has been based in West Africa since 2016. First stationed in Mali on behalf of Luxembourg cooperation, he then joined the team in 2021. Hands-on man, he coordinates agricultural activities in the north of Côte d'Ivoire around cashew-food production systems, forest resources (shea), product labeling as well as environmental conservation around the Comoé National Park. It is also involved in specific studies on value-chain, traceability and marketing

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Project Manager / Agriculture & Market / France

Benjamin Garnier

Agricultural Engineer, specialised in "quality of the environment and resources management", from the French National School of Agricultural Science and Engineering of Toulouse (INP ENSAT). He brings his expertise in feasibility studies for investment funds, agricultural markets studies and analysis of value chains

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Co-Director

Cédric Rabany

Holder of a Master of Science, "Agricultural Engineer and territories development" from the Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture (ISARA Lyon), he brings his expertise in agro-food/agricultural sectors' analysis and development, strengthening of supplychain actors (producers, private/public actors, agro-food industries...), socio-economic analysis of agricultural chains and his great knowledge of companies in these markets

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