The Kabadougou Region is located in the Northwest of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into five (05) Departments: Odienné (Capital), Madinani, Samatiguila, Séguélon, and Gbéléban. It covers an area of 14,000 km², which is 4.34% 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 |
|
|
KABADOUGOU Region |
151,394 |
138,411 |
289,806 |
109 |
48,116 |
6.0 |
|
ODIENNE Department |
82,949 |
73,781 |
156,730 |
112 |
30,037 |
5.2 |
|
ODIENNE (Capital) |
45,843 |
40,436 |
86,279 |
113 |
20,193 |
4.3 |
Source: INS, RGPH 2021
- Odienné, the capital of the region, is a Secondary Economic Connector (a city that has reached an intermediate stage of urbanization facilitating localization economies through competition among businesses in the same sector), and is an area with strong commercial activities (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It also produces cashew nuts, cotton, and food crops (rice, corn, millet, fonio, yams, etc.);
- Financial sector: 02 commercial banks and 02 microfinance institutions are established there;
- Mobile network coverage (ARTCI, July 2023): 81.21% of localities and 85.95% of the population are covered;
- Health: The health infrastructure in the region includes essential technical platforms.
|
Health infrastructure |
Number |
|
Primary Contact Health Establishments (ESPC) |
70 |
|
General Hospitals |
04 |
|
Regional Hospital Centers |
01 |
|
Private Profit-Making Care Establishments |
04 |
|
Functional Operating Theaters |
02 |
|
Functional Gynecological-Obstetric Operating Rooms |
01 |
|
Functional Public Radiology Services |
02 |
|
Dental Offices |
01 |
|
Public Pharmacies |
06 |
|
Private Pharmacies |
04 |
Source: MSHPCMU, 2022
The key sectors of activity include agriculture and agro-industry, animal resources, and commerce.
- Agriculture:
|
Type of crop |
Crops |
Production (in tons) |
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|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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|
Cash crops |
Cotton |
11,081 |
10,694 |
7,927 |
|
Cashew |
63,181 |
66,235 |
22,396 |
|
|
Food crops |
Corn |
27,290 |
28,722 |
22,396 |
|
Rice |
100,674 |
98,033 |
109,703 |
|
|
Peanut |
10,567 |
10,996 |
1,876 |
|
|
Sweet potato |
6,956 |
7,157 |
N/A |
|
|
Okra |
1,421 |
1,465 |
297 |
|
|
Tomato |
558 |
575 |
110 |
|
Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023 N/A: Not Available
- Animal resources:
|
Type of livestock |
Species |
Livestock (in number of heads) |
|
2022 |
||
|
Poultry |
Broilers |
154,584 |
|
Layers |
15,369 |
|
|
Traditional chickens |
12,990 |
|
|
Ruminants |
Cattle |
96,554 |
|
Sheep |
15,247 |
|
|
Goats |
12,385 |
|
|
Pigs |
Traditional pig |
12,990 |
|
Modern pig |
Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022
- Agro-industry: rice husking, mango processing, cashew processing;
- Commerce: trade in agricultural products (cola nuts, rock salt) and livestock (cattle).
As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Kabadougou 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: development of food crop agriculture (rice, maize, and yam), vegetable and cash crop cultivation (tomato, onion, soybean, etc.), creation of agro-pastoral farms;
- Agro-industry: construction of industrial units for the processing of agricultural products (cotton, cashew, etc.);
- Trade: intra-regional and cross-border trade, project for the establishment of a dry port in Kabadougou;
- Intra-regional transport.
Some priority projects and actions have been identified for the benefit of the Kabadougou Region, namely:
|
NB |
Project or Action Description |
Planning Document |
Estimated Cost (FCFA) |
Observations (Project or action ongoing or not started) |
|
01 |
Construction of a wholesale market and collection and grouping centers |
PND 2021 -2025 |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
02 |
Creation 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) |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
03 |
Electrification of localities in Kabadougou |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
04 |
Construction and strengthening of roads (heavy and light reshaping) and structures |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
05 |
Construction of social and economic housing |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
06 |
Implementation of the land development program for the production of housing and serviced plots accessible to all |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
07 |
Implementation of the Competitive Pole program of Odienné (Secondary Economic Connector) |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
08 |
Development of an Industrial Zone |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2