Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Aprille Muscara WASHINGTON, Jan 18, 2011 (IPS) – Ten days before the two-month deadline for a negotiated solution to Cote d’Ivoire’s presidential deadlock comes due, pressure is mounting to end the stalemate in Abidjan, as observers pin the outcome of the power struggle on the future of [...]
COTE D’IVOIRE: Without Better Storage, We Are Farming to Feed Insects
October 31, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Fulgence Zamblé BONDOUKOU, Côte d’Ivoire, Oct 31 (IPS) – Every year, Robert Assalé, a farmer at Tangamourou in the Bondoukou region in east-central Côte d’Ivore, produces an impressive amount of yams. He harvested 30 tonnes in 2007, 42 tonnes in 2008 and has almost surpassed 50 tonnes this year. [...]
AGRICULTURE-COTE D’IVOIRE: Small-scale Pineapple Growers Want More Support
October 22, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Fulgence Zamblé BONOUA, Côte d’Ivoire, Oct 22 (IPS) – Karim Diabaté, looks questioningly at his vast 20 hectare pineapple plantation in Bonoua in south-eastern Côte d’Ivoire. ”I’m asking myself if if I’ll get the money I need for in time for the inputs I need and keep my plants [...]
