Agrivaleur

Cassava, rice and traditional palm oil are among the most important staple foods in Benin. The high demand represents considerable potential for producing families to overcome poverty. However, they often lack the knowledge of how to increase production, as well as the tools and infrastructure needed to market their products.

The Agrivaleur project, which emerged as the successor to the two Savalou and Mono projects, aims to optimise the value chains of cassava, rice and red palm oil from cultivation to marketing. This will enable 8,000 cassava producers and processors, 7,000 people involved in rice production and 5,000 people involved in palm oil production to increase their income and thus improve their living conditions.

The Agrivaleur project is also important for the ecology in Benin: traditional palm oil production does not require the clearing of tropical forests, as the palm nuts usually come from old, small plantations or from wild palm trees. In addition, manioc is a plant native to the region that is considered to be very climate-resistant.