Côte d’Ivoire Signs Partnership With South Korea for Rice Self-Sufficiency

Côte d’Ivoire has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea to achieve its rice self-sufficiency target. The MOU was signed on Wednesday between Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and South Korea’s Saemaul Foundation.

Ivorian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Kobenan Adjoumani signed the agreement at the headquarters of the Saemaul Foundation in Gumi, South Korea.

During the occasion, Adjoumani stressed the importance of this cooperation, praising the South Korean organisation’s success in increasing agricultural output, particularly in rice farming.

Under the MOU, the Saemaul Foundation — a non-profit organisation owned by the government — will provide technical support and expertise to help Côte d’Ivoire meet its goal of rice self-sufficiency within two years.

Furthermore, this initiative is part of the country’s broader National Rice Sector Development Strategy, which aims to make Côte d’Ivoire self-sufficient in rice by 2030. The strategy has a budget of $1.3 billion and aims to significantly increase rice production. Côte d’Ivoire plans to boost paddy rice production from 1.8 million to 4.16 million tons by 2027 and increase milled rice production to 3.2 million tons by 2030.

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