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It maintained close political and economic association with its West African neighbors while at the same time maintaining close ties to the West, especially France. The first took place between and and the second during Ivory Coast is a republic with a strong executive power invested in its President. Through the production of coffee and cocoa, the country was an economic powerhouse in West Africa during the s and s.

Ivory Coast went through an economic crisis in the s, contributing to a period of political and social turmoil. Poverty is estimated to have surged from 10 per cent in to peak at 51 per cent in It eased to an estimated 46 per cent in , remaining higher in rural areas. About 15 per cent of rural households are vulnerable to food insecurity, and rural women and youth are the most vulnerable. Farming, livestock and fishing together employ close to 46 per cent of the active population, and provide the main source of income for two-thirds of households.

The country has enormous agricultural potential, with scope for increased output from its wetlands bas-fonds and plateaux. Key activities are aimed at helping rural people sustain access to food in the long term, and at stabilizing households' access to food across seasons and despite shortages. IFAD also seeks to improve the wider well-being of rural household members, including better health, sanitation and nutrition.

IFAD works in close partnership with the government. Amath Pathe Sene. Agriculture employs close to 70 per cent of the active population. Country documents. Related Assets. Expert-Country-Highrise no delete.

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