Promoting local sourcing
SUPPORT FOR SMEs IN COTE D'IVOIRE TO PROMOTE LOCAL PRODUCTS AS SUBSTITUTES FOR IMPORTS
Management skills development and coaching for suppliers in the tourism supply chain in Côte d'Ivoire.
Context
- Political stability and sustained strong economic growth (7 to 8% per year for the past 10 years) in Cote d’Ivoire have supported the emergence of a growing middle class and the development of business tourism.
- Meeting their needs is an opportunity to increase the local contribution of Ivorian companies to the supply chain of major market players.
Transformative approach
- Mapping the needs of the major distribution sector players (large and medium sized retail, central purchasing agencies, hotels, and restaurants) and of supplier SMEs in Cote d'Ivoire.
- Design and implementation of restructuring/upgrading for SME suppliers.
- Market connections to the financial ecosystem and support mechanisms in response to the crisis linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Facilitating an enabling business environment for SMEs.
Our achievements
- Due diligence of 20 SMEs in the cosmetics, fruit & vegetable and meat sectors; development of individual transformation plans.
- Emergency managerial assistance during the COVID phase.period ??
- Medium-term entrepreneurial and management skills development.
- Drafting business development plans
- Operational support, performance upgrading
