Congo - Agro-industries - Considerable assets in agriculture

Despite having 10 million hectares of arable land, Congo still relies on imports to feed its population, a situation the government is seeking to address. The agricultural sector, in its broadest sense, is designated as the first pillar of the 2022-2026 National Development Plan.

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Despite its strong agricultural potential, Congo currently imports nearly 701,000 tons of its food crops. With the 2022-2026 National Development Plan (NDP), Congo projects economic growth of 71,000 tons in 2023. A quarter of this expected growth would come from agricultural income. Furthermore, agriculture remains a powerful source of employment for young people.

The Integrated Development Project for Agricultural Value Chains in Congo (PRODIVAC) aims to contribute to improving food and nutritional security and diversifying the country's economy. The project primarily covers the corridors of the major marketing centers of Brazzaville and Pointe Noire, and the production basins in the departments of Plateaux, Pool, Bouenza, Cuvette, and Niari. PRODIVAC is consistent with the National Development Plan developed by the Government of Congo, for which agriculture is one of the main pillars of diversification, growth, competitiveness, sustainable job creation, and poverty reduction. The Project focuses its interventions on four value chains (cassava, corn, poultry, and fish) prioritized by direct stakeholders based on market demand, their contribution to the national economy (import substitution), and the potential impact on farming households, youth, and women. It is structured around four components: skills development and promotion of agricultural entrepreneurship; improvement of productivity and resilience of agricultural production systems; institutional development and public-private dialogue; coordination and management of the project.

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The overall objective is to promote competitive and resilient agriculture through the integrated development of agri-food value chains in Congo. The project reaches 355,000 people in the various segments of the selected agri-food value chains. The project primarily targets youth, women, and vulnerable groups, particularly indigenous peoples, by helping to increase employment and income opportunities in production and processing activities by increasing their attractiveness and profitability, supporting the development of agricultural entrepreneurship, and providing appropriate advisory support.

Another government initiative was to establish a Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (PDAC) to encourage the development of small-scale agriculture. With this in mind, the PDAC has earmarked two billion CFA francs in subsidies for 2022 to mechanize the production equipment of around fifty farmers.

In response to the need to develop young people's skills in agriculture, a farm school has also been set up on the site of the Congolese Agricultural Incubator in Gamboma, in the Plateaux department, thanks to the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.