On Saturday, January 25, the Ivorian Minister of Transport, Amadou Koné, who is also mayor of the town of Bouaké, laid the foundation stone for the Beta Veg Oil factory in the village of Kongodékro (Bouaké). The factory is dedicated to the processing of shea and soybeans

The Beta Veg Oil factory has a processing capacity of 200 tons per day. It will process 70,000 tons of shea and soybeans per year. Finished products such as shea butter, soybean oil and cake will be destined for both local and international markets. Beta Veg Oil is scheduled to open in November 2025

This project is part of the “Bouaké Nouveau” program launched in 2023 and which is based on seven fundamental axes including infrastructure modernization and industrialization. It will create 200 direct jobs and 400,000 indirect jobs. The cost of the work is estimated at around 10 billion CFA francs at the end of the second phase, with 5 billion CFA francs for the first phase. In the end, the project will create around 900 jobs under fixed-term contracts (CDD) and open-ended contracts (CDI

According to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr. Fry Kouamé, representative of the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, this factory is a major advance for shea farmers and collectors. For him, “it will structure value chains, generate essential wealth for our rural regions and strengthen our regional competitiveness