HortiFresh assisted in organising the meeting that led to the formation of the Mango Actors Association in Cote D’Ivoire (Inter-Mangue). The aim of the Association is to help address key challenges such as phytosanitation, processing, price, etc. in the Mango value chain. The event took place in Korhogo in Northern Ivory Coast. The association will also work to professionalise the sector and have a unified voice for the private sector. This will help HortiFresh to focus interventions in the sector in order to increase the quality of mangoes for the global, regional and domestic market.
The newly elected chairperson of the inter – Mangue Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Nambelessini-Silué says  FOTAMANA  expressed his profound appreciation to HortiFresh for the support. He added that, the Association will work together with HortiFresh for the success of the mango value chain.

Mango is the second exported fruit after banana in Côte d’Ivoire and Europe’s third important mango supplier after Brazil, Peru. Mango is cultivated on about 88,000 ha (FAOSTAT) with an estimated 50,000 ha of commercial and semi-commercial production. The average production of Ivorian mango is estimated at 120,000-150,000 tons per year with an export potential of over 60,000 tons. For more information email Coulibaly, Moussa moussacoulibaly@snv.org