The Béré Region is located in the Center-North of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into three (03) Departments: Mankono (Capital), Kounahiri, and Dianra. It covers an area of 13,293 km2, which is 4.12% of the national territory.

  • The population of the region is as follows:

 

ENTITY

POPULATION

HOUSEHOLDS

MEN

WOMEN

TOTAL

SEX RATIO

NUMBER

AVERAGE SIZE

Béré Region

256,585

235,566

492,151

109

81,553

6.0

MANKONO Department

142,560

129,334

271,894

110

45,837

5.9

MANKONO (Capital)

39,359

34,806

74,165

113

11,877

6.2

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

 

  • Mankono, the capital of the region, is a Local Economic Connector (a small town that is at an embryonic stage of urbanization facilitating internal economies of scale, such as hosting a large company that processes local agricultural products) with an agricultural focus, dominated by cashew and cotton crops (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It has a subsoil rich in gold, diamonds, copper, nickel, and manganese.
  • An industrial zone exists in the Mankono department with an industrial land reserve of 121 hectares (MCIPPME, 2022);
  • Financial sector: 03 microfinance institutions are established there.
  • Mobile network coverage (July 2023): 88.26% of localities and 93.45% of the population are covered;
  • Health: The health infrastructure in the region includes most of the technical platforms.

 

Health Infrastructure

Number

Primary Contact Health Facilities (ESPC)

74

General Hospitals

03

Private Profit-Making Health Facilities

03

Functional Operating Theaters

01

Functional Gyneco-Obstetric Operating Rooms

01

Public Dental Clinics

01

Private Dental Clinics

01

Public Pharmacies

07

Private Pharmacies

02

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

 

The promising sectors include agriculture and agro-industry, mining resources, and tourism.

 

  • Agriculture:

Type of Crop

Crops

Production (in tons)

2021

2022

2023

Cash Crops

Cocoa

1,317

1,405

1,269

Cotton

87,031

83,992

62,260

Cashew

147,377

165,857

169,378

Food Crops

Plantain Banana

4,221

4,384

6,623

Yam

326,112

334,548

508,812

Corn

80,423

84,642

52,684

Rice

45,390

64,089

71,718

Yuca

30,172

32,575

20,021

Peanut

6,598

6,866

6,684

Sorghum

120

125

ND

Millet

112

117

ND

Taro

351

362

ND

Potato

2,529

2,603

ND

Vegetable Crops

Eggplant

842

862

362

Okra

925

953

294

Tomato

139

144

224

Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023        ND: Not Available

 

  • Mining Resources: the region has reserves of gold, including in Dianra.
  • Tourism: the region's tourist offerings include:
  • ornamental rocks;
  • the village of weavers and dyers;
  • the dog cemetery;
  • the water sources (slides) of Tonuho and Kawakouho.

As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Béré Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole "Pole for the Transformation of Food Crops" (Agro-pole 8).

Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:

  • Agriculture and Agro-industry: Investments in the development of food crop sectors (Rice, Soybean), cash crop sectors (Cotton, Cashew), and the processing of these agricultural products.
  • Mining Resources: Exploration and exploitation of gold, diamond, copper, nickel, and manganese mines.

Some priority projects and actions have been identified for the benefit of the Béré Region, namely:

 

NBProject or Action DescriptionPlanning Document

Estimated Cost

(FCFA)

Observations
01Creation of a satellite processing unit for cashew nuts as part of the development of an industrial park dedicated to cashew processing in Séguéla (15 ha)PND 2021 -2025Not specifiedBusiness opportunity to seize
02Electrification of localities in BéréNot specifiedBusiness opportunity to seize
03Construction and reinforcement of roads (heavy and light reshaping) and structuresNot specifiedBusiness opportunity to seize
05Construction of social and economic housingNot specifiedBusiness opportunity to seize
06Implementation of the land development program for the production of housing and serviced land accessible to allNot specifiedBusiness opportunity to seize
07Implementation of the Competitive Pole program of Mankono (Local Economic Connector)Not specifiedBusiness opportunity to seize
08Development of an Industrial ZoneNot specifiedBusiness opportunity to seize

Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2