Reporting 2021 Policies #629 Policy tool for sustainable rice value chain development and environmental impact in Cote d'Ivoire, used by FAO and AfricaRice Project Title: P1569 - AfricaRice Contribution to RICE Flagship Project 1 Description: AfricaRice and FAO developed a prospective analysis of rice value chain development with account for environmental impact. The net present value for the growth scenario is USD604 million after investment. Is new?: No Stage of Maturity of the Policy/Investment Type: Process: Stage 1 Policy or Strategy Amount: Geographic Scope: National Country(ies):      ● Côte d'Ivoire Outcome Impact Case Report: Innovations:      ● I2373 - Ex-ante Carbon-balance Value Chain tool (EX-ACT VC) to assess the rice value chain’s environmental and socio-economic impact (https://tinyurl.com/2h7bpax8) Narrative of Evidence: To build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of climate change, prospective analyses were conducted to identify strategies for sustainable and pro-poor growth of the rice-based food system. In Cote d’Ivoire, the scenario should make it possible to increase production from 2.05 million tonnes to 4.28 million tonnes between 2020 and 2030. The use of the EX-ACT VC tool has made it possible to estimate the total added value of the sector which is currently valued at USD 436 million. Under the growth scenario, this added value is expected to increase to USD 1.04 billion. This should translate into an improvement in the income of the actors. The analysis also indicates that the self-sufficiency scenario is expected to result in the creation of 234. 000 additional jobs in the sector over the next ten years, mainly in production and processing. In the growth scenario, the sector will be able to reduce its emissions by 1.28 million tCO2-e. Considering the economic value of a ton of tCO2-e sequestered at 30 USD, this environmental performance is evaluated at 38 million USD per year. Milestones:      ● Evaluation of the changes in women's and youth's role in decision making conducted, and feedback provided to project leaders, national partners and donors.      ● impact assessed of adoption of improved rice varieties in Asia, Africa and latin America This report was generated on 2022-08-19 at 07:51 (GMT+0) 1 Reporting 2021 Policies #629 Sub-IDOs:      ● 30 - Reduced net greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, forests and other forms of land-use (More sustainably managed agro-ecosystems)      ● 29 - Enhanced adaptive capacity to climate risks (More sustainably managed agro-ecosystems) Contributing Centers/PPA partners:      ● AfricaRice - Africa Rice Center Contributing CRPs/PTF:      ● Rice - Rice This report was generated on 2022-08-19 at 07:51 (GMT+0) 2