The Project for the Promotion of Local Rice in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (PRORIL) aimed to increase the volume of rice sold by the target groups by:
- Strengthening links between stakeholders in the rice value chain
- Transferring techniques and knowledge through training, and supporting their application by the target groups
- Transferring production inputs necessary for the application of the training results to producers, processors and distributors.
- Accelerating stakeholder efforts to promote sales of local rice
Improving sales and distribution problems requires the following measures:
- Improve access to information and communication between producers (including cooperatives), extension workers, processors and distributors;
- Strengthen the technical production capacities and collection capacities of organizations producers;
- Improve distribution infrastructure;
- Introduce efficient hullers and improve processing techniques;
- Promote local rice;
- Establish a rice distribution network;
PRORIL has therefore attempted to train and strengthen the capacities of producers, extension workers, processors and distributors, and to establish an information management system for each actor. The Project Management Unit (PMU) supported the establishment of a local rice value chain in order to make it more competitive in terms of price and quality compared to imported rice, and established a platform serving as a place for the exchange of information for professionals in the sector.
In the period of the CARD Phase 2 (2019-2030), the Taskforce held 5 CARD Secretariat’s sponsored meetings and events. Total over 80 direct counterparts mainly in public sector attended and were given technical supports by the Secretariat.
Total subsidy by the CARD Secretariat amounts JPY11,011,641 in total in the CARD Phase 2 period (2019-as of now (2024). It includes the cost for the NRDS Taskforce organize meetings to draft the NRDS, monitor the progress and so on.
The government agencies cover personnel costs. Some development partners including the World Bank also provides financial support for the Taskforce organize NRDS-related meetings.
Driven by “Taskforce” consisted by leading stakeholders.
The member states of the Coalition form the National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS) Taskforce. The Taskforce develops the rice sub-sector strategy in each country and engages in its monitoring. The NRDS is totally initiated by the Taskforce and is to be endorsed by respective governments as a national strategy in rice sub-sector.
In Côte d'Ivoire:
- Responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), Ministry of Rice Promotion,
- Executing agency: Agency for the Development of the Rice Sector (ADERIZ) created in 2018 based on the Office for National Rice Development
- Aid agency: National Agency for Support to Rural Development (ANADER)
CARD General Meeting, which was attended by all member states and development partners, adopted “Rice Approach” as a standard monitoring framework in 2021. RICE approach is a common framework to undertake the NRDS process at a country-level and a sub-regional level, providing multiple views representing Resilience, Industrialization, Competitiveness, and Empowerment, in a process to achieve the common target doubling the rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Taskforce has set a country version of RICE indicators and undertook the baseline survey. The Taskforce supposes to organize an Annual Rice Sector Review meeting to share views on the progress of the NRDS process among wider stakeholders and review implementation plans.
Projet de promotion du riz local en Republique de Cote d’Ivoire (PRORIL): rapport d’achevement du projet - The techniques and knowledge acquired through the trainings are applied by the target groups and thanks to these activities, among the training participants, 68% of producers, 75% of processors, and 75% of distributors apply the basic techniques, and the performance indicator was achieved. Preference for local rice increased by 31% between the start and end of the project, and the indicator objective was achieved. The production factors necessary for the application of the training results are made available to producers/processors/distributors” involved in the value chain. The performance indicator was achieved with 60% of users of agricultural input credit having finished repaying, a 106% increase in the purchase volume of millers using paddy purchase credit, and 68% of participants in seed production training continuing to produce seeds.
Moving toward rice self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030: Lessons learned from 10 years of the Coalition for African Rice Development- The contribution of CARD to paddy rice production in 2018 was 10.2 million tons, equivalent to 74% of the target. This contribution resulted from increases in area and yield of 23% and 19%, respectively. However, the yield growth rate was not sustainable in almost two-thirds of countries. Investments in supply-push factors such as fertilizer and irrigation development, which were the focus in the past, have limited effects on rice production.
1) Coordination among stakeholders is critical
CARD is a crop-focused approach, still many actors are involved. Each of them is working toward rice sector development in a parallel manner. Coordination among stakeholders is critical to maximize the impact and to minimize overlap.
- Within public sector: The Agricultural ministry is responsible for policies, while ADERIZ is taking lead in implementation. The communication among them is crucial.
- Between private sector and public sector: Rice is produced by small farmers, but many other actors, such as millers and sellers, play roles in delivering it from farm to fork. Most of these actors are in the private sector. Their involvement is indispensable.
- With development partners: The NRDS helps efficiently use internal resources, but further external use of the NRDS should be promoted because the NRDS and detailed project concept notes pave the way to bring in external resources. It is necessary for the Taskforce to share the NRDS and the concept notes with development partners proactively.
- Activity mapping: As a basis of strategic allocation of resources, it is essential for the Taskforce to grasp the related activities systematically.
2) Need for integrated approach
- To increase rice production, an agro-science approach at the farm level, such as varieties, seeds, and soil, is indispensable. Additionally, interventions for the value chain, such as marketing and financing for farmers, are also necessary.
3) Institutional capacity development
- Technical assistance during the NRDS process often remains at an individual level and faces challenges in being shared at an institutional level.
- Coalition for African Rice Development - CARD Secretariat
- Agence pour le Developpement de la Firiere Riz - ADERIZ
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- WorldBank
- (Economic Community of West African States - ECOWAS
SDG 2－Zero hunger
- Target 2.3－By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
- Indicator 2.3.1－Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size.
- Target 2.4－By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality.
- Indicator 2.4.1－Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture.
SDG 17－Partnership for the goals
- Target 17.3－Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources
- Indicator 17.3.1－Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources.
- Target 17.9－Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation.
- Indicator 17.9.1－Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South‑South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries.
SDG 2－Zero hunger
- Target 2.3－By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
- Indicator 2.3.1－Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size.
- Target 2.4－By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality.
- Indicator 2.4.1－Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture.
SDG 17－Partnership for the goals
- Target 17.3－Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources
- Indicator 17.3.1－Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources.
- Target 17.9－Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation.
- Indicator 17.9.1－Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South‑South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries.
The Project for the Promotion of Local Rice in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (PRORIL) aimed to increase the volume of rice sold by the target groups by:
- Strengthening links between stakeholders in the rice value chain
- Transferring techniques and knowledge through training, and supporting their application by the target groups
- Transferring production inputs necessary for the application of the training results to producers, processors and distributors.
- Accelerating stakeholder efforts to promote sales of local rice
Improving sales and distribution problems requires the following measures:
- Improve access to information and communication between producers (including cooperatives), extension workers, processors and distributors;
- Strengthen the technical production capacities and collection capacities of organizations producers;
- Improve distribution infrastructure;
- Introduce efficient hullers and improve processing techniques;
- Promote local rice;
- Establish a rice distribution network;
PRORIL has therefore attempted to train and strengthen the capacities of producers, extension workers, processors and distributors, and to establish an information management system for each actor. The Project Management Unit (PMU) supported the establishment of a local rice value chain in order to make it more competitive in terms of price and quality compared to imported rice, and established a platform serving as a place for the exchange of information for professionals in the sector.
1) Coordination among stakeholders is critical
CARD is a crop-focused approach, still many actors are involved. Each of them is working toward rice sector development in a parallel manner. Coordination among stakeholders is critical to maximize the impact and to minimize overlap.
- Within public sector: The Agricultural ministry is responsible for policies, while ADERIZ is taking lead in implementation. The communication among them is crucial.
- Between private sector and public sector: Rice is produced by small farmers, but many other actors, such as millers and sellers, play roles in delivering it from farm to fork. Most of these actors are in the private sector. Their involvement is indispensable.
- With development partners: The NRDS helps efficiently use internal resources, but further external use of the NRDS should be promoted because the NRDS and detailed project concept notes pave the way to bring in external resources. It is necessary for the Taskforce to share the NRDS and the concept notes with development partners proactively.
- Activity mapping: As a basis of strategic allocation of resources, it is essential for the Taskforce to grasp the related activities systematically.
2) Need for integrated approach
- To increase rice production, an agro-science approach at the farm level, such as varieties, seeds, and soil, is indispensable. Additionally, interventions for the value chain, such as marketing and financing for farmers, are also necessary.
3) Institutional capacity development
- Technical assistance during the NRDS process often remains at an individual level and faces challenges in being shared at an institutional level.
Integrated programmes for economic inclusion
- Coalition for African Rice Development – CARD Secretariat
- Agence pour le Developpement de la Firiere Riz – ADERIZ
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- WorldBank
- (Economic Community of West African States – ECOWAS
Driven by “Taskforce” consisted by leading stakeholders.
The member states of the Coalition form the National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS) Taskforce. The Taskforce develops the rice sub-sector strategy in each country and engages in its monitoring. The NRDS is totally initiated by the Taskforce and is to be endorsed by respective governments as a national strategy in rice sub-sector.
In Côte d’Ivoire:
- Responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), Ministry of Rice Promotion,
- Executing agency: Agency for the Development of the Rice Sector (ADERIZ) created in 2018 based on the Office for National Rice Development
- Aid agency: National Agency for Support to Rural Development (ANADER)
In the period of the CARD Phase 2 (2019-2030), the Taskforce held 5 CARD Secretariat’s sponsored meetings and events. Total over 80 direct counterparts mainly in public sector attended and were given technical supports by the Secretariat.
Total subsidy by the CARD Secretariat amounts JPY11,011,641 in total in the CARD Phase 2 period (2019-as of now (2024). It includes the cost for the NRDS Taskforce organize meetings to draft the NRDS, monitor the progress and so on.
The government agencies cover personnel costs. Some development partners including the World Bank also provides financial support for the Taskforce organize NRDS-related meetings.
CARD General Meeting, which was attended by all member states and development partners, adopted “Rice Approach” as a standard monitoring framework in 2021. RICE approach is a common framework to undertake the NRDS process at a country-level and a sub-regional level, providing multiple views representing Resilience, Industrialization, Competitiveness, and Empowerment, in a process to achieve the common target doubling the rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Taskforce has set a country version of RICE indicators and undertook the baseline survey. The Taskforce supposes to organize an Annual Rice Sector Review meeting to share views on the progress of the NRDS process among wider stakeholders and review implementation plans.