i2t Société Ivoirienne de Technologie Tropicale

What i2t Société Ivoirienne de Technologie Tropicale does

I2T (Société Ivoirienne de Technologie Tropicale) is a state-owned agro-industrial technology company headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, founded in October 1979 by the State of Côte d'Ivoire. It designs, manufactures, and installs processing equipment and turnkey production lines for tropical crops, with the core portfolio spanning cassava processing (into attiéké, starch, and flour), cashew nut processing, virgin coconut oil and crude palm oil production, cashew apple distillation, and feculent chips. The technology stack covers the full chain — cleaning, size reduction, cooking/steaming, pressing/extraction, fermentation control, drying, milling, and sorting — with pilot-scale production units in Toumodi used to validate processes before commercialization.

The company generates revenue through four streams: (1) hardware sales of individual equipment and complete processing lines (e.g., a cashew processing unit priced at 3,905,675 FCFA including installation and commissioning), (2) fee-for-service drying of agricultural products via industrial dryers, (3) qualifying training programs in agricultural processing (2 days to 4 months in duration), and (4) engineering and consulting services via its Bureau d'Etudes et d'Ingénierie (BEI). GTM is primarily direct enterprise field sales targeting agro-industrial operators, cooperatives, SMEs/TPMEs, and government-funded producer groups across Côte d'Ivoire and the West African sub-region (with installations in Cameroon and Senegal). The customer base is anchored on cooperatives and SMEs, with major project deployments such as the CAJOU program (6 units across 4 regions, 375 people trained, 75% women) funded by FISDES and executed with ONUDI.

The company operates three facility types — headquarters and main manufacturing in Abidjan's Port-Bouet, a pilot production facility in Toumodi, and deployment sites in Yamoussoukro and other producing regions. It maintains strategic partnerships with O5 Technologies (Canada, 2024) for post-harvest loss reduction, ONECI for producer identification (2024), JOOL International for drone/precision agriculture, and several government and donor agencies (FISDES, ONUDI, FIRCA, ANADER, FDFP). Leadership includes DOSSO LANCINE as Director General and SITIONNI GNENIN KAFANA as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Name

i2t Société Ivoirienne de Technologie Tropicale

Legal name

SOCIETE IVOIRIENNE DE TECHNOLOGIE TROPICALE (I2T)

Website

https://i2t.ci

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

I2T (Société Ivoirienne de Technologie Tropicale) is a state-owned Ivorian agro-industrial technology company founded in 1979 that designs and manufactures processing equipment and turnkey production lines for tropical crops including cassava, cashew, coconut, and palm oil, serving cooperatives, SMEs, and government-funded producer groups in Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sale of Processing Equipment and Production Lines: I2T manufactures and sells individual processing machines (e.g., hammer mills, cookers, decorticators, sorters, dryers) and complete turnkey production lines for cassava, cashew, coconut, palm oil, and other crops. Revenue is generated through direct equipment sales to cooperatives, SMEs, and agro-industrial operators in Côte d'Ivoire and the sub-region. Each unit is priced (e.g., cashew processing unit at 3,905,675 francs), with installation and commissioning included in project delivery.
2. Processing/Drying Services: I2T offers fee-for-service drying of agricultural products (attiéké, banana, cassava, mango, pepper, moringa, etc.) using its industrial dryers. Also provides laboratory analysis services and technical assistance to PME, TPE, and associative groups.
3. Professional Training Services: I2T's Research and Development Direction (DRD) offers qualifying training programs in agricultural processing techniques (cassava, cashew, oil extraction, bread making, soap making, welding, machining). Training programs range from 2 days to 4 months. A 40% promotional discount was offered on all training in early 2024, indicating active commercial pricing.
4. Engineering and Consulting Services (BEI): The Bureau d'Etudes et d'Ingénierie (BEI) provides technical and financial studies, engineering consulting, TOR and specification writing, factory technical audits, and monitoring-evaluation for agro-industrial projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

I2T designs, manufactures, and installs proprietary agro-processing equipment and turnkey production lines for tropical crops, including cassava (attiéké, starch, flour), cashew nuts (white kernels and cashew apple alcohol), palm oil, virgin coconut oil, and feculent chips. The company also delivers qualifying training programs in processing techniques, fee-for-service drying of agricultural products, engineering studies through its Bureau d'Etudes et d'Ingénierie (BEI), laboratory analysis, and after-sales maintenance. Equipment is complemented by installation, commissioning, and ongoing technical support for cooperatives, SMEs, and agro-industrial operators across Côte d'Ivoire and the West African sub-region.

Product overview

I2T (Société Ivoirienne de Technologie Tropicale) is an Ivorian agro-industrial technology company founded in 1979 that designs and manufactures agricultural processing equipment. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of processing lines and individual equipment for transforming tropical agricultural products. Core processing lines include: (1) Cassava processing lines producing Attiéké (granular fermented cassava semolina), starch, and flour; (2) Cashew nut processing line for producing white almonds; (3) Crude palm oil and virgin coconut oil production units; (4) Distillation unit for cashew apple alcohol; and (5) Feculent chips production unit. Supporting these lines, I2T provides individual equipment including hammer mills, batch and continuous cookers, centrifuges, semolina makers, greenhouse dryers, cashew graders and decorticators, refiners, and various other mechanical components. The company also offers training services, laboratory analysis, engineering studies, and after-sales maintenance support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Broyeur à marteaux (Hammer Mill) Crushes cassava into paste to facilitate fermentation. Also processes wet or dry cassava chips, corn, and rice. Sold to cooperatives, SMEs, and agro-industrial operators.
• Cuiseur (Cassava Semolina Cooker) Steam-cooks cassava semolina. Continuous flow model available at 150 kg/h capacity with 20 cv motor. Sold to attiéké producers and processing line operators.
• Decortiqueur 4 champs (4-Field Cashew Decorticator) Combines crank and pedal movement to open cashew nuts; 60 kg/day capacity. Sold to cashew processing cooperatives and SMEs.
• Essoreur (Centrifuge) Removes water from fermented cassava paste via centrifugation; influences grain sizing. Capacity 250-300 kg/h, 10 cv motor. Sold to attiéké processing operations.
• Affineuse (Refiner) Produces flour from banana, yam, sweet potato, rice, taro, cassava, millet, sorghum, and corn. Sold as part of flour processing lines.
• Calibreur noix de cajoux (Cashew Nut Grader) Classifies cashew nuts into three grades (small <20mm, medium 22.5mm, large >22.5mm); 180 kg/h manual capacity. Sold to cashew processing operations.
• Semouleur (Semolina Maker) Rolling-principle machine producing various-sized grains from pressed cassava paste; 200-250 kg/h, 4 cv motor. Used in attiéké production.
• Séchoir Serre (Greenhouse Dryer) Equipment for drying semolina before cooking. Sold to processing line operators and used internally for drying services.
• Cuiseur Batch (Batch Cooker) Batch-wise steam-cooks cassava semolina; 60-70 kg/h of pre-dried semolina using 2 kg/h butane gas. Sold to attiéké processing lines.
• Cuiseur en Continue (Continuous Cooker) Continuous steam-cooks cassava semolina; 150 kg/h of fresh cassava pieces, 20 cv motor. Sold to attiéké processing lines.
• Cassava to Attiéké Processing Line Semi-industrial processing line for cassava to attiéké (fermented cassava semolina), including hammer mill, centrifuge, semolina maker, greenhouse dryer, and batch/continuous cookers. Approximately 50% conversion yield, adjustable grain size, controlled taste and acidity, extended shelf life. Sold to cooperatives, SMEs, and agro-industrial operators across West Africa.
• Cassava to Starch Processing Line Turnkey line with 5,000 kg/day capacity of cassava roots into starch. Includes bucket elevator, peeler, grater, continuous extractor, vibrating sieve, settling channels, and starch crusher. Sold to industrial cassava starch producers.
• Cassava to Flour Processing Line (Local Flour Production Line) Turnkey line for producing flour from banana, yam, sweet potato, rice, taro, cassava, millet, sorghum, and corn. Includes cooker, slicer, dryer, and refiner. Sold to SMEs producing local flour substitutes.
• Cashew Nut Processing Line Complete cashew nut to white almond processing line including steam cooker (130 kg/h), cashew grader (180 kg/h manual / 1,250 kg/h motorized), 4-field decorticator (60 kg/day), and cashew kernel dryer (60 kg/cycle, 6-8 hours). Sold to cooperatives and SMEs; six units were installed in four Ivorian regions under the CAJOU/FISDES project.
• Distillation Unit (Cashew Apple Alcohol) Distillation unit producing beverage alcohol (45-50°) from cashew apple must; capacity 120 liters of must in 4 hours. Sold to cashew apple processors and beverage producers.
• Virgin Coconut Oil Production Unit Unit producing coconut milk, virgin coconut oil, and shredded coconut. Includes deshelling table, grinder, and dryer. Sold to coconut processors and SMEs.
• Crude Palm Oil Production Unit Unit producing crude palm oil including bunch stripper, palm fruit steamer, mixer, screw press, decanter, and dehydrator. Sold to palm oil producers and cooperatives.
• Feculent Chips Production Unit Mobile detachable unit with 500 kg/day capacity for banana pulp processing, also applicable to yam and other starchy crops. Sold to chip processors and SMEs.
• Agricultural Processing Training Programs Qualifying training programs delivered by I2T's Research and Development Direction (DRD) covering cassava transformation (4 months), cashew processing, palm oil extraction, virgin coconut oil extraction, cocoa butter extraction (2 weeks), bread making (45 days), soap making, drying techniques, welding (4 modules), and machining (2 modules). Programs range from 2 days to 4 months. Sold to individuals, cooperatives, and PME/TPE; 375 people trained on cashew processing across 6 cooperatives under the CAJOU project.
• Industrial Drying Services for Agricultural Products Fee-for-service hygienic industrial drying of agricultural and food products including attiéké, banana, cassava, mango, eggplant, pepper, moringa, and cassava paste. Sold to individual producers, micro-entrepreneurs, cooperatives, and SMEs.
• Bureau d'Etudes et d'Ingénierie (BEI) Engineering and Consulting Technical and financial studies, engineering consulting, TOR and specification writing, factory technical audits, and monitoring-evaluation services for agro-industrial projects. Sold to agro-industrial SMEs, cooperatives, governments, and development partners.
• After-Sales Service (Maintenance and Fabrication) After-sales maintenance, equipment repair, and mechanical fabrication services accompanying I2T equipment installations. Sold to cooperatives, SMEs, and agro-industrial operators across the West African sub-region.
• Cocoa Breaker (Cacaobitché) Equipment for breaking cocoa beans. Sold to cocoa processors and SMEs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Post-harvest loss reduction: I2T and O5 Technologies partnership aims to address post-harvest losses estimated at nearly 50% of production in Côte d'Ivoire.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ONECI (Office National d'Identification)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2024Joint operation with ONECI to identify producers of FENASCOVICI (Fédération Nationale des Sociétés Coopératives Vitellicoles de Côte d'Ivoire). Launch ceremony held December 13, 2024, at the Town Hall of Yamoussoukro. The goal is to enable producers to obtain identity cards for access to bank loans and government agricultural development programs.
• O5 Technologies (Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2024Convention signed on March 20, 2024, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Souleymane Diarrassouba. The partnership aims to implement an intelligent and sustainable solution for reducing post-harvest losses (PPR) in Côte d'Ivoire, estimated at nearly 50% of agricultural production. O5 Technologies is a Canadian technology firm. This is a bilateral Côte d'Ivoire-Canada cooperation initiative.
• JOOL InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigning of a memorandum of understanding covering drone pilot training, phytosanitary product spraying services, and aerial cartography by drones. Extends I2T's service offerings into precision agriculture support services.
• ONUDI (Organisation des Nations Unies pour le Développement Industriel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the CAJOU project execution alongside I2T, the Ministry of Industry and Mines, Ministry of Agriculture, village communities, and with technical support from BSTP-CI. ONUDI contributed technical expertise and international standards for the cashew processing units.
• BSTP-CI (Bourse de Sous-traitance et de Partenariat de Côte d'Ivoire)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided technical support in the CAJOU project, specifically in identifying and selecting cooperatives to host cashew processing pilot units.
• ANADER (Agence Nationale d'Appui au Développement Rural)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDelivered management training to beneficiary cooperatives (February 20-22, 2012) on topics including small unit control systems, hygiene rules, and quality control. Part of the CAJOU project capacity building component.
• FONSTI (Fonds National pour la Science, la Technologie et l'Innovation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFONSTI initiated a capacity building session in October 2021 for I2T's R&D engineers, finance staff, commercial team, and auditors on scientific project writing and financing research. Part of activities to strengthen research capacity and proposal development.
• Ministère de l'Industrie et des Mines (Côte d'Ivoire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry partner in the CAJOU project. Contributed institutional backing and policy alignment for the deployment of small cashew processing units under the Post-Crisis Program (PPC) of the Ivorian government.
• FDFP (Fonds de Développement et de Formation Professionnelle)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on I2T's website (partner logo section). Nature of partnership not detailed in available source material.
• Delegation Française (Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA French delegation from Auvergne Rhône Alpes, accompanied by the Conseil Régional du Bélier, visited I2T's facilities during SARA 2023 to explore I2T's technological advances with a view to a future partnership. Potential cooperation in agro-industrial technology transfer.
• OAPI (Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerI2T contributed to the launch of the labeling process for 'Attiéké des Lagunes et du Pagne Baoulé' organized by OAPI. I2T provided technical input on manufacturing processes and appropriate cassava varieties for attiéké labeling.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CFT Group: Italian supplier of processing equipment and complete lines for food products including fruit, vegetable, and beverage processing. Direct peer in delivering turnkey agro-processing equipment for tropical and developing-market customers.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in food processing equipment for grains, oilseeds, and cocoa. Closely comparable in designing and manufacturing turnkey processing lines, with deep overlap in the tropical agro-processing equipment category that I2T operates in.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Pak: Swiss-Swedish multinational specializing in food processing and packaging, widely used by dairy and beverage producers in West Africa. Broad incumbent overlapping with I2T's processing-line and packaging-adjacent offerings.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish incumbent providing heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling equipment widely used in food, dairy, and oil processing. Overlaps with I2T in separation/pressing technologies used for palm oil, coconut oil, and starch production.
• JBT Corporation: US-listed provider of food processing and packaging solutions, including juice, fruit, and protein processing equipment. Comparable as a broad incumbent with multi-category processing-equipment capabilities relevant to I2T's product lines.
• GEA Group: German global supplier of food processing and packaging machinery, including oilseed and dairy processing lines. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the food processing equipment category where I2T competes.

Emerging players

• Myande Group: Chinese manufacturer of complete plants for oils, fats, starch, and fermentation processing. Relevant emerging player whose core categories (oilseed crushing and starch) overlap directly with I2T's cassava-starch and palm-oil lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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