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Ivory Coast

November 2024: AVe at the Abidjan Livestock Summit

Two AVe experts take part in SELAB (Abidjan Livestock Summit) from November 21 to 24, 2024 with several French livestock partners.

Responding to an invitation from the Ivory Coast's Minister of Livestock, Bernard, AVe expert in pig breeding, and Daniel, Ave expert in cattle breeding, took part in SELAB on a joint stand with several French livestock partners: IFIP (Institut Français du Porc), AXIOM, French leader in pig genetics, CFC (Celtic Freight Consulting), UNIPORC.


Joint stand at SELAB: IFIP, AXIOM, CFC, UNIPORC, AVe		Bernard at the conference "Biosecurity in African pig farming"

August 2024: AVe pork expertise mission for the Ivory Coast Ministry of Livestock

Intervention at a Ministry-dependent propagation farm

From August 1 to 7, Gilbert Perez and Bernard Bernicot had numerous contacts with various players in the Ivorian pork industry. On the other hand, farm visits were very limited in view of the African swine fever epidemic that has been present in the country since the spring, resulting in the loss of almost 100,000 pigs, according to the authorities.

The top priorities identified at the various meetings were the urgent need to set up a comprehensive training program for the various players in the industry, as well as the need for a global census of workshops, accompanied by compulsory identification of animals during commercial transactions.

Following the Mirah (Ministry of Livestock) multiplication visit to Agboville: awareness-raising session

on biosafety measures to be implemented based on videos of installations and sanitary equipment

on Breton farms, with Pascaline, the farm manager, Dr Ve Jean Aka Manzan and Dr Ve Henri Bossé.

April 2024 :audit of around ten farms in Ivory Coast

Audit by two AVe experts of pig farms prior to the introduction of High Genetic Value breeding stock

As part of the partnership agreement signed between Ave and French pig genetics leader Axiom Choice, B. Bernicot and G. Perez carried out week-long audits in mid-April on 8 of the 12 farms due to receive 46 breeding stock the following month.

Among the many difficulties identified in supporting this fledgling pork industry were the profile of investor breeders and the onset of an African swine fever epidemic in certain regions.

The day was also used to visit the Agboville multiplication farm, which will be populated in October 2023 by 50 Axiom breeding animals. Gilbert Perez, pig building technician, identified the priorities to be implemented on the site of the breeding farm under construction, while Bernard Bernicot, breeding management technician, diagnosed the errors to be corrected as quickly as possible in the monitoring of young breeding stock.


	Audit of Mr Sié Coulibaly's farm in Agnibilékrou

October 2023 : audit of a cocoa cooperative in Ivory Coast

Getting to know the cooperative in Ivory Cost before prospecting for it in Europe

AVe expert Pierre spent ten days in Ivory Coast to get to know the cooperative for which he will be prospecting for partners. The mission program is presented below

CADESA : a dynamic cocoa, coffee, cashew and rubber cooperative in Ivory Coast.

Key figures for the cooperative :

2,500 farmer-members
over 10,000 hectares of plantations
10,000 tonnes of cocoa production
8,000 tonnes of cashew
2,000 tonnes of coffee
5,000 tonnes of rubber.

CADESA voted Ivory Coast's best exporting cooperative in 2021

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Ivory Coast

November 2024: AVe at the Abidjan Livestock Summit

August 2024: AVe pork expertise mission for the Ivory Coast Ministry of Livestock

April 2024 :audit of around ten farms in Ivory Coast

October 2023 : audit of a cocoa cooperative in Ivory Coast

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