ivory coast buoyed by record agricultural harvest

Abidjan (AFP)-
Good news is pouring in from Ivory Coast plantations, a West African country that is creating record harvests for cocoa and cashew nuts, the world\'s largest producer of cocoa and cashew nuts.
Siaka Coulibaly said the new policies aimed at \"modernizing agriculture\" and \"improving competition\" are bearing fruit while providing farmers with greater income, the chief of staff of the Minister of Agriculture.
In early October, the government was proud to announce that the cocoa market had set a record as demand for chocolate in Asia continued to grow.
Ivory Coast, which accounts for 35% of global cocoa production, is the largest producer of cocoa. The 1.
74 million tons of cocoa were harvested in 2013 years
The 2014 season broke the previous record 1.
Production in 2010 was 51 million tons2011.
Cocoa growers benefit from sustained favorable weather, and in addition, a new type of cocoa tree called Mercedes has been planted in recent years, producing two to three times as much as old trees.
The director-general of the National Council for coffee and cocoa, Edward nchassan, noted.
Government spokesman Bruno tonne has been looking forward to a promising outcome in the 2014 season2015.
According to Malamine Sanogo, which is responsible for national production, in the cashew industry, the harvest far exceeds the main goal of \"preventing deforestation in desert areas.
The 550,000 tons of cashew nuts harvested this year set a record again.
Sanogo claims it is \"very easy\" to double production in \"Five Years\" and take the global lead from India \". -
Powerful Machine
In 2014, cotton production in Côte d\'Ivoire even reached a record level of 400,000 tons, twice that of five years ago. But compared with other countries, China is still in a secondary position in this area.
The only dark part of the glowing photo comes from 100-
120,000 tons, four times lower than 1990 tons, when Ivory Coast ranked third among global producers.
After those glorious days, Côte d\'Ivoire experienced a decade-long political and military crisis, including a rebellion that effectively divided the country for eight years and hit the economy of the agricultural region
Thousands of people were killed in these troubles.
In November 2010, senior economist and politician Ouattara won the long term
The presidential election was postponed, but the results of the vote were hotly contested by followers of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, who died about 3,000 more before his arrest in April 2011.
The government of Ouattara is establishing (. . . )
Coulibaly believes that this is a powerful machine for domination and reform, and he believes that the improvement of agriculture is the \"logical result of reform \".
The authorities guarantee that farmers who grow cocoa, coffee, cashew nuts and cotton are buying at relatively high prices in order to distribute their income more fairly.
An expert at the World Bank said that after decades of discontent and vague management, farmers now benefit from a clearer price system and begin to take better care of their crops, input adds that this has led to \"systematic growth in production \". -
\"More money\"
\"We are very happy with the stable price,\" said Kuo NDE, chairman of an agricultural cooperative in the central part of the country, but he still hopes that guaranteed income will increase.
\"We must have made more money.
But we can\'t feel it considering the cost of living. \"He added.
According to data from the Ministry of Economy, revenue from cocoa and coffee producers has increased by 7.
The period from 2010 to 5% was 2013 per cent.
Government spokesman Tongli boldly predicted that due to the \"very strong\" positive impact of the reform, farmers\' income will increase by 24% from 2013 to 2014.
In the Ivory Coast, this change will be huge, where agriculture accounts for 22% of GDP, more than 50% of export revenue, and most importantly, there are two
According to the World Bank, the employment market and income structure of the population are 30.
An official from the international aid agency welcomed the government\'s agricultural reform.
\"There are many indicators that are moving in a good direction,\" said an official who declined to be named . \".
The political opposition declined to comment on the government\'s agricultural reform.
The Ivorian authorities also plan to process some agricultural products in the country by factories with the aim of increasing export value compared to the income from exporting raw materials.
The government expects about 1.
5 billion euros ($1. 9 billion)
By the end of this year, foreign investment in such projects was at a similar level in 2015.