In line with the launch of the practical stage of the village territories delineation operation in the Western part of Cote d’Ivoire, advising firm specialized in topography and land (CETIF) has initiated a sensitization campaign in the Guémon, Cavally and Tonkpi regions. This was reported by the Ivorian press agency (AIP).

The operation should result in the delineation of 950 village territories. Locals of the concerned locations could be concerned over this which is why the government wishes to launch the sensitization campaign. In this regard, the deputy director of land tenure at the ministry of agriculture, Seynou Idrissa, said: “teams will go around the chief towns of the sub-prefecture to explain the role of each actor in the implementation of the operation”. Moreover, “key actors, knowingly prefects, sub-prefects, regional and department directors of agriculture and investigating commissioners received a training to be better prepared to disseminate the information near populations”, he said AIP reports.

Cote d’Ivoire is committed in a wide operation to boost the tenure of its agricultural land. A reform which led to the adopotion of a law which grants exclusive to the lands to nationals.

Souha Touré