Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire
Sorghum, the fourth most important cereal in Côte d’Ivoire, accounts for approximately 3% of national cereal production, with an annual output exceeding 70,000 tons. Cultivated mainly by smallholder farmers in the northern regions, it serves multiple purposes: human consumption, traditional brewing...
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| author | Diby, N’Nan Mobio, Jacob Aubin Kanon, Landry Alban Deffan, Khando Prudence Sangare, Salimata N’Da, Hughes Annicet Bouniol, Alexandre |
| author_browse | Bouniol, Alexandre Deffan, Khando Prudence Diby, N’Nan Kanon, Landry Alban Mobio, Jacob Aubin N’Da, Hughes Annicet Sangare, Salimata |
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| description | Sorghum, the fourth most important cereal in Côte d’Ivoire, accounts for approximately 3% of national cereal production, with an annual output exceeding 70,000 tons. Cultivated mainly by smallholder farmers in the northern regions, it serves multiple purposes: human consumption, traditional brewing (local malting), and animal feed. Despite its high nutritional value and resilience to arid conditions, sorghum remains a neglected crop, with consumption steadily declining. This brief evaluates the sorghum value chain based on a literature review and survey data, identifying two main variety types, red sorghum and white sorghum, as well as a lesser-known brown type. Key challenges limiting production and consumption include damage to fields caused by transhumance, as livestock favor sorghum plants and therefore require close monitoring of fields; the tediousness of processing for food applications, particularly grain dehulling; insufficient technical support; the absence of government subsidies; and limited market opportunities for producers. Recommendations to address these bottlenecks include the development of easy-to-process varieties, innovations in processing, stronger government support, and public awareness to promote sorghum as a climate-resilient crop essential for food security and rural development. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1784552025-12-08T09:54:28Z Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire Diby, N’Nan Mobio, Jacob Aubin Kanon, Landry Alban Deffan, Khando Prudence Sangare, Salimata N’Da, Hughes Annicet Bouniol, Alexandre sorghum market segmentation agricultural production agricultural production markets Sorghum, the fourth most important cereal in Côte d’Ivoire, accounts for approximately 3% of national cereal production, with an annual output exceeding 70,000 tons. Cultivated mainly by smallholder farmers in the northern regions, it serves multiple purposes: human consumption, traditional brewing (local malting), and animal feed. Despite its high nutritional value and resilience to arid conditions, sorghum remains a neglected crop, with consumption steadily declining. This brief evaluates the sorghum value chain based on a literature review and survey data, identifying two main variety types, red sorghum and white sorghum, as well as a lesser-known brown type. Key challenges limiting production and consumption include damage to fields caused by transhumance, as livestock favor sorghum plants and therefore require close monitoring of fields; the tediousness of processing for food applications, particularly grain dehulling; insufficient technical support; the absence of government subsidies; and limited market opportunities for producers. Recommendations to address these bottlenecks include the development of easy-to-process varieties, innovations in processing, stronger government support, and public awareness to promote sorghum as a climate-resilient crop essential for food security and rural development. 2025-11 2025-12-02T20:56:40Z 2025-12-02T20:56:40Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178455 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR System Organization Diby N., Mobio J., Kanon L., Deffan K., Sangare S., N’Da H., and Bouniol A. 2025. Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire. Market Intelligence Brief Series 31, Montpellier: CGIAR. |
| spellingShingle | sorghum market segmentation agricultural production agricultural production markets Diby, N’Nan Mobio, Jacob Aubin Kanon, Landry Alban Deffan, Khando Prudence Sangare, Salimata N’Da, Hughes Annicet Bouniol, Alexandre Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire |
| title | Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire |
| title_full | Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire |
| title_fullStr | Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire |
| title_short | Diagnosis of sorghum production and its market in Côte d’Ivoire |
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| topic | sorghum market segmentation agricultural production agricultural production markets |
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