O5 TechnologiesInsights · Feasibility study
Post-harvest loss reduction (PPR) in Côte d'Ivoire
The agricultural engine of West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire loses between 20% and over 40% of its output after harvest, depending on the sector. The country has no central database on these losses, their causes or their impacts.
Through its Ministry of Commerce and Industry and with the Société Ivoirienne de Technologie Tropicale (I2T), the Ivorian government signed a partnership agreement with O5 Technologies for the PPR project. First step: this feasibility study, fully funded by O5 Technologies.
US$700,000+invested by O5 Technologies in the feasibility study
24interconnected logistics facilities nationwide
−50%post-harvest losses from year 1, targeting −70% within 3 years
75,000+direct and indirect jobs
The logistics network
- 8 consolidation centres, close to production areas
- 8 regional logistics platforms: processing, packaging and standards-based storage
- 8 franchised urban distribution centres
- Connected to the agricultural commodities exchange (BMPA-CI) and partner banks
- More than 5 million tonnes of agricultural products handled per year
Why start with post-harvest
- Losses that are visible, avoidable and quick to reduce
- Producing more without storage or logistics only increases losses
- Immediate value creation, without expanding farmland
Intended impacts
- Higher incomes for producers
- Stronger food security
- More stable consumer prices
- Industrialization of rural areas