A press conference was held on Friday 8 March in Cocody. During the discussions, the President of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Hévéa Cooperative Societies in Côte d'Ivoire (FenasCoop-CI) announced that the first Forum of its kind will be held from 20 to 22 March 2024 in

The FenasCoop-CI Forum focuses on the sustainability and viability of cooperative societies in the rubber industry. According to the speaker, the forum aims to draw up, among other things, an overview of cooperative societies in the rubber industry, to assess their impact in the fight against poverty, to assess the domestic marketing system and to propose ways of improvement. He insisted on the fact that the crucial point of the Forum will be to propose sustainable financing mechanisms for cooperatives in the rubber industry. It will be marked by panels led by specialists and experts who will address various themes aimed at providing sustainable answers to the concerns of actors in the sector.