Côte d’Ivoire is embarking on a significant initiative to bolster its domestic animal and fisheries output, aiming to lessen its reliance on imports. This strategic shift comes as the nation grapples with substantial external purchases of meat and offal, which amounted to 782 billion CFA francs in 2024, as highlighted by Bouadi Beda Paul, Director of Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Animal and Fisheries Resources (MIRAH).

Speaking in Jacqueville on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, during a crucial workshop dedicated to revising the Multi-Year Expenditure Programming Document and Annual Performance Projects (DPPD-PAP) for 2027-2029, he emphasized the critical need for outcome-driven budgetary planning to effectively tackle the sector’s challenges.

At the heart of this strategy is the National Policy for the Development of Livestock, Fisheries, and Aquaculture (PONADEPA) 2026-2030. This comprehensive policy is specifically designed to enhance food sovereignty and stimulate private sector investment within these vital areas.

“In a management framework focused on achieving concrete results, the development of the DPPD-PAP is no longer merely an option, but rather an absolute imperative,” Bouadi Beda Paul asserted.

The workshop, orchestrated by MIRAH’s financial affairs directorate from July 29 to 31, brought together key departmental heads to pinpoint the most urgent needs for the upcoming three-year period.

The document emerging from these intensive discussions will serve as a definitive roadmap, outlining the ministry’s core objectives, the specific actions to be undertaken, and the essential monitoring indicators required to assess the efficient allocation of public funds.

Furthermore, the Director of Financial Affairs actively encouraged young Ivorians to consider careers in livestock farming, fish farming, and aquaculture, highlighting these sectors as promising avenues for employment and economic growth.