Rice – Brassivoire – Côte d’Ivoire

About the partnership

Brassivoire is a joint venture between Heineken and CFAO, that invests in a new brewery in Abidjan with the ambition to compete with Solibra, a monopolistic brewery. Brassvoire intends to source most inputs locally. It opted for fine broken rice as a source of sugar; when processing paddy into white rice, 5 to 7% of the initial paddy volume becomes fine broken rice, a by-product improper to human consumption. Brassivoire’s objective is to have a positive social impact in local communities, while at the same time purchasing fine broken rice that responds to its quality requirements and is competitive.

Achievements

Strengthen the connection of Brassivoire with RMG and GAN LOGIS and (if confirmed), develop joint value chain development plans.

Formalize governance arrangements with all stakeholders.

Build the technical capacity of selected farmers supplying target mills.

Strengthen local networks, in particular for the provision of inputs.

Build business relationships between farmers/their POs and millers.

Broker linkages between millers and financial institutions (e.g. Oikocredit) for working capital required to procure paddy.

Facilitate the supply of fine broken rice to Brassivoire, in terms of quantity, quality, price and delivery schedule.

Targets:

The partnership aims at integrating 20,000 Ivorian small rice farmers into value chains driven by local rice millers producing fine broken rice (a non-food by-product) that Brassivoire will use as a source of sugar in its new brewery. Brassivoire seeks to source locally 5,000 t of fine broken rice per annum by 2020, which represents about 100,000 t of paddy annually.

Market Segments:

White rice of different grades for the Ivorian/West African market. Fine broken rice: by-product of interest to Brassivoire for brewing processes.

Project partners

SOCOMCI, RMG, GAN LOGIS (rice millers)

Fair Match Support (FMS – NGO)

Office National de Développement de la Riziculture (ONDR)

Oikocredit (finance)

possible other technical partners (IFAD, GIZ)