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Agriculture Overview Tables 5.3–5.5 show key agricultural commodities in terms of the area har- vested, the value of the harvest, and the provision of food for human consump- tion (ranked by weight). Cocoa is the major cash crop and occupies the largest
TABLE 5.3
Harvest area of leading agricultural commodities in Côte d’Ivoire, 2006–08 (thousands of hectares)
Rank Crop Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
Cocoa beans Yams
Cashew nuts Coffee
Plantains Rice
Cassava Maize
Seed cotton Oil palm fruit
Percent of total 100.0 31.0 10.4 9.5 8.4 5.5 5.4 4.9 4.2 3.6 3.1
Source: FAOSTAT (FAO 2010). Note: All values are based on the three-year average for 2006–08.
TABLE 5.4
Value of production of leading agricultural commodities in Côte d’Ivoire, 2005–07 (millions of US$)
Rank Crop Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
Cocoa beans Yams
Cassava Plantains Bananas Rice
Coffee Maize
Rubber Seed cotton
Percent of total 100.0 24.5 22.4 8.8 7.8 4.8 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.8 2.3
Source: FAOSTAT (FAO 2010). Note: All values are based on the three-year average for 2005–07. US$ = US dollars.
Value of production 3,871.4 949.2 869.0 339.6 303.8 186.5 143.3 139.1 121.7 110.2 89.8