Coffee production in Ivory Coast
Coffee production in Ivory Coast is important for the economy of the country as coffee is the second largest export commodity of the country.[1] It was the largest coffee producer in Africa in the 1970s and 1980s,[2] and one of the largest robusta producers in the world.[3] Today however, Ivorian coffee production has been far superseded by Vietnam and Brazil. It ranks 14th in the world ranking.
History
[edit]Coffee plants were introduced into the country in the 19th century by French colonizers.[4] Following World War II, coffee production increased from 36,000 tons in 1945 to 112,500 tons in 1958.[5] After Ivory Coast became independent (in 1960), coffee production peaked in the 1970s making it the third-largest coffee-producing country in the world, after Brazil and Colombia, before the civil war unsettled cultivation.[1] Coffee production and policy are derived from the era when Ivory Coast was a colony of French West Africa. This has attracted French companies to invest in the sector.[6]
Production
[edit]Ivory Coast produces mostly robusta coffee.[7]
According to the FAOSTAT database of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, production of "green" (i.e., unroasted) coffee beans in the Ivory Coast was the following (in tons):[8]
| Year | Coffee Produced (tons) |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 202,105 |
| 1970 | 279,610 |
| 1975 | 270,400 |
| 1980 | 249,608 |
| 1985 | 277,082 |
| 1990 | 285,164 |
| 1995 | 194,968 |
| 2000 | 380,000 |
| 2005 | 230,000 |
| 2010 | 94,372 |
| 2011 | 32,291 |
| 2012 | 121,426 |
| 2013 | 103,743 |
| 2014 | 114,387 |
| 2015 | 127,000 |
| 2016 | 106,000 |
| 2017 | 103,514 |
Production of green robusta coffee output in the nation peaked at 380,000 tons in 2000.[9] Production subsequently declined over more than a decade of upheaval in the country, particularly during the First Ivorian Civil War (2002–2007) and Second Ivorian Civil War (2010–2011).[9] In 2014, the Ivorian agriculture minister announced a new annual production target of 400,000 tons of coffee by 2020, about four times its present rate.[9]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fifteen Ivory Coast Coffee and Cocoa Regulators Sentenced to Prison". Daily Coffee News. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Hamilton 2004, p. 60.
- ^ "Coffee From Around The World". National Coffee Association of U.S.A., Inc. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Habeeb 2014, p. 55.
- ^ Thurston, Morris & Steiman 2013, p. 253.
- ^ Skinner 1964, p. 5.
- ^ "Ivory Coast targets coffee production of 400,000 T by 2020". Reuters. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ FAOSTAT Dataset search (Côte d'Ivoire, green coffee, all years) for data through 2011. For data after 2011, data is from FAOSTAT3 dataset.
- ^ a b c Ivory Coast targets coffee production of 400,000 T by 2020, Reuters (November 18, 2015).
Bibliography
[edit]- Habeeb, William Mark (2 September 2014). Ivory Coast. Mason Crest. ISBN 978-1-4222-9437-6.
- Hamilton, Janice (1 January 2004). Ivory Coast in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 978-0-8225-1992-8.[1]
- Skinner, Snider William (1964). The agricultural economy of the Ivory Coast. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Regional Analysis Division.
- Thurston, Robert W.; Morris, Jonathan; Steiman, Shawn (10 October 2013). Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-1442-2.
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- ^ Habeeb 2014, p. 55.