The Cavally Region is located in the West of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into four (04) Departments: Guiglo (Capital), Bloléquin, Touleupleu, and Taï. It covers an area of 11,310 km2, which is 3.5% of the national territory.
The population of the region is as follows :
ENTITY |
POPULATION |
HOUSEHOLDS |
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MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
SEX RATIO |
NUMBER |
AVERAGE SIZE |
|
CAVALLY Region |
394,576 |
313,666 |
708,241 |
126 |
139,544 |
5.1 |
GUIGLO Department |
141,785 |
117,596 |
259,381 |
121 |
47,329 |
5.5 |
GUIGLO (Capital) |
93,037 |
78,417 |
171,454 |
119 |
31,791 |
5.4 |
Source : INS, RGPH 2021
- Guiglo, 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) that has an essentially agricultural vocation (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). The main agricultural products are rice, yam, cocoa, and coffee.
- An industrial zone exists housing industrial units with an industrial land reserve of 36 ha (MCIPPME, 2022) ;
- Mobile network coverage (July 2023): 96.35% of localities and 98.28% of the population are covered.
- Health: The health infrastructure in the region covers most of the technical platforms.
Health infrastructures |
Number |
Primary Contact Health Establishments (ESPC) |
100 |
General Hospitals |
03 |
Confessional General Hospitals |
01 |
Regional Hospital Centers |
01 |
Private Profit-Making Health Establishments |
13 |
Functional Operating Theaters |
05 |
Functional Gyneco-Obstetric Operating Rooms |
03 |
Functional Public Radiology Services |
01 |
Functional Private Radiology Services |
11 |
Dental Offices |
02 |
Public Pharmacies |
19 |
Private Pharmacies |
22 |
Source : MSHPCMU, 2022
The key sectors of activity include agriculture and agro-industry, animal resources, wood industry, and tourism.
- Agriculture:
Type of crop |
Crop |
Production (in tons) |
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2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Cash crops |
Rubber |
92,524 |
111,003 |
111,954 |
Oil Palm |
1,229 |
1,107 |
1,255 |
|
Cocoa |
311,648 |
367,114 |
331,499 |
|
Coffee |
7,090 |
11,289 |
10,706 |
|
Food crops |
Plantain Banana |
20,237 |
21,021 |
28,360 |
Yam |
30,446 |
234 |
98,083 |
|
Maize |
13,406 |
14,109 |
33,817 |
|
Rice |
33,899 |
49,358 |
55,234 |
|
Cassava |
89,283 |
96,391 |
114,341 |
|
Taro |
2,226 |
2,292 |
ND |
|
Potato |
257 |
264 |
ND |
|
Peanut |
245 |
255 |
40 |
|
Vegetable crops |
Eggplant |
2,061 |
2,110 |
3,237 |
Okra |
2,714 |
2,796 |
2,472 |
|
Tomato |
84 |
86 |
804 |
Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023
- Animal resources:
Type of livestock |
Species |
Livestock (in number of heads) |
2022 |
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Poultry |
Broilers |
24,692 |
Layers |
11,797 |
|
Traditional Chickens |
3,405 |
|
Ruminants |
Cattle |
4,578 |
Sheep |
5,604 |
|
Goats |
5,847 |
|
Pigs |
Traditional Pig |
348 |
Modern Pig |
Source : MIRAH, estimate 2022
- Agro-industry: a rubber processing factory (Cavally Rubber Company - CHC in Zagné) ;
- Wood industry: a wood factory (THANRY in Guiglo) ;
- Tourism: Taï National Park with its biodiversity (classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site), classified forests and nature reserves, mountain ranges.
As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Cavally Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole of the granary of food products and the coffee-terroir enhancement zone of Man (Agro-pole 9).
Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:
- Agriculture and agro-industry: Investments in the development of food crop sectors (Rice), cash crop sectors (Cocoa, Coffee), and fishery resources (Aquaculture).
- Mining Resources: The region has a rich mining potential with indications of Cobalt, Nickel, gold, and diamonds that are not subject to large-scale exploitation.
- Trade: Opportunity to develop international trade through the double borders with Liberia and Guinea.
Some priority projects and actions have been planned for the benefit of the Cavally Region, including:
NB | Project or Action Description | Planning Document | Estimated Cost (FCFA) | Observations |
01 | Development of an Industrial Zone | PND 2021 -2025 | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize |
02 | Electrification of remaining localities: 206 localities to be electrified in the Autonomous District of the Mountains, which includes the Cavally Region | PND 2021 -2025 | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize |
03 | Construction and upgrading of roads: heavy reshaping (299 km) and light reshaping (585.29 km) | PND 2021 -2025 | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize |
04 | Construction of social and economic housing | PND 2021 -2025 | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize |
05 | Implementation of the land development program for the production of housing and serviced plots accessible to all | PND 2021 -2025 | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize |
06 | Implementation of the Competitive Economic Pole (PEC) program in Guiglo (Local Economic Connector) | PND 2021 -2025 | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize |
07 | Ecotourism development project | Regional Development Strategic Plan (PSDR 2023- 2027) | 129,300,000 | Project idea |
08 | Project to create school workshops with accommodation centers | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 116,000,000 | Project idea |
09 | Project for the development of lowlands | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 400,000,000 | Project idea |
10 | Project for the construction of agro-pastoral dams | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 400,000,000 | Project idea |
11 | Development project for food crops (cassava, corn, rice) | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 190,500,000 | Project idea |
12 | Agricultural mechanization project | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 208,000,000 | Project idea |
13 | Project for the construction of nursery schools | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 164,850,000 | Project idea |
14 | Project for the construction of primary schools | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 354,340,000 | Project idea |
15 | Project for the construction of a boarding school for young girls | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 175,000,000 | Project idea |
16 | Project for the installation and rehabilitation of fish ponds | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 125,310,000 | Project idea |
17 | Project for the installation of modern livestock | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 351,000,000 | Project idea |
18 | Reforestation project | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 307,500,000 | Project idea |
19 | Project for the construction of modern markets in the sub-prefectural capitals | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 320,000,000 | Project idea |
20 | Project for the construction of a grouping center | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 150,000,000 | Project idea |
21 | Project for the creation of playgrounds | PSDR 2023- 2027 | 150,000,000 | Project idea |