WEF_GrowAfrica_AnnualReport2014

2013 in Review 2013 in Review
THE LONG VIEW
Ivorian economy underpinned by feeding
a chocolate-hungry world
Agricultural GDP Growth Rates
20
GDP Growth
Ag GDP Growth
CAADP Target
15
After a decade of crisis, much of the available data is
out-of-date and at times contradictory regarding trends
in agriculture and its impact on Ivorian development.
Most recent information from the Ministry of Agriculture
states that agriculture employs 70% of the labour
force, contributes 30% of GDP and 60% of export
earnings, and produces more than 10.7 million tonnes
of food per year. ReSAKSS data up to 2011 shows
the sector growing at about 3% during the 2000’s
and was last recorded as exceeding the 6% CAADP
growth target in 2000. Public expenditure on the
sector held steady during this period at roughly 3% of
annual spending and did not reach the 10% CAADP
expenditure target.
While Côte d’Ivoire produces yams, cassava,
sugarcane in significant volumes according to FAO, it is
cocoa and to a lesser extent cotton that dominate the
agricultural economy. Côte d’Ivoire is the largest source
CAADP TARGETS
29.4% 23.8%
Child malnutrition:
% of children under 5 underweight
(World Development Indicators, 2007)
of cocoa to the global market, accounting for 37% of
all production worldwide according to the International
Cocoa Organisation (ICCO).
Côte d’Ivoire is ranked at 167 th worldwide and 30 th out
of 47 in sub-Saharan Africa for ease of doing business.
Getting Credit, Protecting Investors and Trading Across
Borders are areas highlighted as requiring particular
improvement. The country provides an attractive
environment for digital agribusiness services, with 19.6
million mobile GSM connections (9 out of 10 persons),
3% of which are 3G data connections.
Poverty data was last recorded in 2008 at a rate of
23.8%, and the last available data on malnutrition was
for children who grew up in the shadow of the first
Ivoirian civil war with 29% of children under 5 being
recorded underweight in 2007 – but figures are now
needed for a whole new generation.
Poverty:
% living below $1.25/day
(World Development Indicators, 2008)
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
Source: ReSAKKS 2014 - www.resakss.org
SNAPSHOT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
Rural Population
Total population:
20,805,000
Rural population:
9,680,000
Ease of Doing Business - Rank of 189 Countries
Overall 167
Starting a Business 115
Getting Credit 130
Protecting Investors 157
Trading Across Borders 165
Enforcing Contracts 88
2009 2011
Public agriculture expenditure share in total public expenditure 1990 - 2010
Source:
FAO-STAT 2014 - http://faostat.fao.org/
EASY 50 100
150
Source:
World Bank 2014 - http://www.doingbusiness.org/
HARD
Côte d’Ivoire
CAADP Target
Top 10 Crops by Production (tonnes)
12
10
5,674,696 Yams
2,412,371 Cassava
8
1,866,748 Sugarcane
6
1,650,000 Cocoa
4
1,577,043 Plantains
2
725,000 Rice
654,738 Maize
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
2010
450,000 Cashew Nuts
Source: ReSAKKS 2014 - www.resakss.org
417,770 Palm Oil
256,000 Rubber
Source:
FAO-STAT 2014 -
http://faostat.fao.org/
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Cote d’Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire
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