Premier niveau : les petites unités de transformation d'une capacité de 0,2 à 2 t/h qui ceinturent les zones de production pour la fabrication de riz blanc destiné à la consommation de proximité.

Christian KOUAME Bi

Côte d’Ivoire

18 November 2022

The Seminar aims to provide insightful discussions on national grain reserves system and digitalized technologies for food systems transformation. Through South-South Cooperation policy dialogue, this seminar is expected to exchange knowledge and experience on grain reserves management system to address current challenges and advance country-led progress towards effective grain reserves system and food security.

China has made remarkable progress in its rice sector, as its per capita grain possession exceeds 474.4 kg. Post-harvest loss management, such as promoting advanced and practical green grain storage technology and information technology has played a significant role in contributing China’s achievement. Through South-South Cooperation, the experience and lessons learned at the technical and policy level from China could assist the African rice stakeholders in addressing some of the challenges encountered in the past few decades. WFP China COE, in collaboration with CERFAM, has already placed the rice value chain with high importance and is dedicated to enhancing China-Africa cooperation on the rice value chain. BILL&MELINDA Gates Foundation in China has been engaged with Chinese academic partners aiming to support Africa’s agricultural extension system for local capacity development in some Africa countries and has supported this project financially as well. It is the common vision that rice value chain enhancement would be a prime entry point for WFP and BILL&MELINDA Gates Foundation in China to jointly make their due contributions to support and help African nation’s capacity for food security.

Zhu Qinghua

rice value chain

05 January 2023

This seminar demonstrate how different actors ( international organization, government, broadcast and TV, private sector, academic instituion) could do to support digitalised South-South Cooperation and facilitate digital-driven rural transformation.

The China-Africa Rice Value Chain Development Project in Côte d'Ivoire is a project aimed at improving the rice value chain in Côte d'Ivoire through South-South cooperation. The project uses various approaches and methodologies, including needs assessment, technical demonstration, technical training, technical guidance, and partnership building.The beneficiaries of the project are smallholder rice producers in Côte d'Ivoire, particularly in the communities of Maramana, Kantara, Pitiangomon, and Nankaha, with a focus on empowering women farmers.Based on the project's success, some recommendations for other countries include virtual study tours as an alternative to field instruction, further support for local producers in rice production and processing, promoting gender equality in the implementation, and sustaining the impact of the first phase implementation. The project could also benefit from continued funding and technical support from UNOSSC and WFP.

The three-session course is a comprehensive introduction of the food safety standard and regulations in China, including China's food security challenges, China's food quality and safety standards, and China's regulation of food quality and safety.

Wang Lirong

Senior Enginee

27 May 2022