On 17 April 2024, a delegation from the Ivorian cooperative PEM N'Zassa ENABEL visited Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, one of the faculties of the University of Liège. During the visit, the Director of ERAIFT, Professor Baudouin MICHEL, gave a fascinating presentation on the economics of food and agro-industrial sectors, focusing on market trends and VCA4D analyses (Value Chain For Development, project funded by the European Union and implemented by AGRINATURA), with particular attention paid to the cocoa sector in Côte d'Ivoire. The presentation focused on various aspects such as cocoa cultivation, production, consumption and world trade in cocoa, as well as the causes of supply instability, using the VCA4D approach to analyse value chains.

The PEM N'Zassa project is an exciting initiative to strengthen partnerships between Ivorian and Belgian entrepreneurs, with the aim of facilitating the development of sustainable partnerships in key sectors such as agribusiness (including cocoa and chocolate), the green economy, the digital economy, and the cultural and creative industries.

ERAIFT expresses its sincere gratitude to Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech for invitation to this event of great importance for the emergence of sustainable agriculture. ERAIFT also thanks the European Union and AGRINATURA for their financial support.