The Government of Cote d’Ivoire (GOCI) made remarkable efforts to boost local rice production and expects to reach self-sufficiency of 2.0 million tons milled rice by 2020. Its milled rice production increased from 1.2 million tons in MY 2012/13 to 1.4 million and in MY 2013/14, up 16 percent. Post estimates that for MY 2013/14, milled rice production in selected countries could reach 5 million tons, a 13 percent increase from the previous year, while imports remain stable, However, imports could decline by 6 percent in MY 2014/15 with more abundant rice production.
