Training Cocoa Cooperative Leaders
The Coop Academy is helping to create a professional and sustainable cocoa industry that benefits producers, their communities and the Ivorian economy.
Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire has taken great initial strides to recover from the post-electoral crisis that shook the nation in 2011, yet significant challenges remain. Key among them are revitalizing the agricultural sector and addressing youth unemployment.
25% of youth in Côte d'Ivoire are unemployed.
Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa, and a significant producer and exporter of cashews, coffee, rubber and palm oil. Seventy percent of Ivoirians depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, but yields remain low and incomes are highly vulnerable to fluctuations in international commodity prices. Meanwhile, 25 percent of the nation’s under-40 youth is unemployed, threatening peace and stability in the resurgent state. The government has set an ambitious goal of creating one million jobs by 2016. TechnoServe is working in partnership with the public and private sector to sustainably increase the incomes of small-scale cashew and cocoa farmers.
Cocody Angré 7e Tranche
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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Youth Entrepreneurs Build Profitable Enterprises for a Better Future
Entrepreneurship presents a path toward economic independence for young men and women in Africa, particularly when formal employment opportunities are scarce, and the poverty rate among working youth is at nearly 70 percent. The Pan-African Youth Entrepreneur Development (PAYED) program will provide training and tailored advisory support to 600 young entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire to develop opportunities in the micro-retail sector.
Agriculture
Agriculture Projects in Côte d’Ivoire
Supporting the Cashew Sector
As part of the African Cashew Initiative, TechnoServe worked with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to improve profitability and competitiveness of the cashew value chain in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin and Burkina Faso.
Improving Cocoa Productivity and Food Security
In parallel to the Cocoa Livelihoods Program (CLP), TechnoServe was a key implementer in the African Cocoa Initiative (ACI), which sought to institutionalize effective public and private sector models for sustainable productivity growth and improve food security on cocoa farms in West and Central Africa.
Improving Livelihoods through Cocoa
TechnoServe is a key implementer in the Cocoa Livelihoods Program, which seeks to double the incomes of one third of West African cocoa farming households within 10 years.
Blog Posts
Transparent Cocoa Value Chains Mean Better Livelihoods for Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
Boosting Economic Development in West Africa
U.S. Ambassador’s Visit Celebrates West African Cashew as a Cash Crop
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Projects in Côte d’Ivoire
Pan-African Youth Entrepreneur Development (PAYED)
The Pan-African Youth Entrepreneur Development (PAYED) program will provide training and tailored advisory support 600 young entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire to develop opportunities in the micro-retail sector.
Franchising for Women’s Empowerment
Unemployment in Côte d’Ivoire has strongly increased over the past 14 years due to political and economic instability in the country, and women have faced particular challenges in finding employment.
Technical Assistance Facility
TechnoServe serves as the manager of the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), which supports the African Agriculture Fund, a private equity fund, to address food security challenges across Africa. TAF provided technical assistance to small and growing businesses (SGBs) invested in by the African Agriculture Fund, and improved linkages between enterprises and smallholder outgrowers.
Blog Posts
The Building Blocks of Community
Boosting Economic Development in West Africa
Empowering African Youth Employment Through Entrepreneurship
Resources
2021 Annual Report
Read the 2021 TechnoServe Annual Report in English, French, or Spanish in the PDFs on this page. You can find Portuguese here.
Survey Results: Impact of COVID-19 on Micro-Retail Businesses
Read the results from TechnoServe's survey of 337 micro-retail program participants about the impact COVID-19 has had on their businesses.
