JICA outlines private-sector and smallholder priorities in Republic of the Congo
Japan’s development agency JICA discussed private-sector development and support for rice, fisheries and small horticultural producers at a meeting in Brazzaville on October 9.
Event / data period: 2026-10-09
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Keiichi Okitsu, the outgoing representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the Republic of the Congo, met International Cooperation and Public-Private Partnership Minister Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso in Brazzaville on October 9. The Congolese Information Agency reported the meeting the following day, saying it addressed private-sector development and future areas of bilateral cooperation.
Okitsu described JICA’s work during his term as including rice cultivation, fisheries in Pointe-Noire, and support for small horticultural producers through the SHEP approach to improve production capacity and market access. Incoming representative Yasuyo Okumoto said she intended to continue and strengthen cooperation. The report gave no new funding amount or quantified target for these priorities.
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Republic of the Congo–JICA priorities
October 9 meeting in Brazzaville on cooperation and supported sectors.
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Meeting with Congolese minister
The meeting covered private-sector development and JICA work in rice, fisheries and small horticultural producers.
Methodology
The ACI report recounts an audience and JICA priorities described by the outgoing representative; it states no new financing amount or quantified target.
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- AgricultureSuggested
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