AreaBenin

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date25/01/2023

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support

DescriptionAnnounced the creation of the Société de Développement et d’Agrégation des Productions Agricoles, a public-private partnership, whose main activities would include collecting agricultural produce (principally paddy), extending farm advice, facilitating producer access to inputs and equipment, and access to raw materials by millers, as well as the export of non-locally processed products, among others. The creation of the entity would come against the backdrop of local paddy production gains that have stimulated interest in milling. It aims to strengthen the supply chain and promote transparency in the collection and distribution of paddy.