National Workshop for the Presentation and Validation of Feasibility Studies for the Special Agro-Industrial Transformation Zones (ZSTA) of Boké & Kankan – Guinea

As part of the “Technical assistance for the study of the feasibility requirements of the ZSTAs, the study of agro-industrial skills requirements, and the study of the baseline situation, including environmental aspects, of Boké and Kankan Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Development Program (PDZSTA-BK)” assignment and at the invitation of the Authority for the Development and Administration of Special Economic Zones and Industrial Zones (ADAZZ), attached to the Presidency of the Republic, a national workshop for the presentation and validation of the feasibility studies for the Boké and Kankan ZSTAs was held on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 in Conakry.

The workshop’s agenda was as follows:

• Opening speech by the Chair of the meeting.
• Presentation of the feasibility studies for Boké and Kankan ZSTAs by the Consultant.
• Discussion, resolutions, and recommendations.
• Closing remarks.

The meeting was chaired by the Representative of the Minister, Secretary General to the Presidency, Coordinator of the Presidential Priorities Monitoring Office (BSPP). Participants list included:

• Members of the Program Steering Committee (CPP),
• Representatives of sectoral administrations,
• National institutions and socio-professional organizations and
• The Program management teams (ADAZZ and CGP PDZSTA-BK).

The Guinean government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have set up an ambitious program to transform the agricultural sector, based on the Agri-Food Transformation Zones (AFTZ) approach, in line with the “Feed Africa” strategy. The program aims to:

• Improve agricultural productivity.
• Reduce post-harvest losses.
• Promote agricultural value chains.
• Strengthen food and nutritional security and
• Develop competitive processed products.

The first two ZSTAs will be built in Boké and Kankan regions. In coherence with the country’s strategic priorities, the program will contribute to processing of agricultural crops, improving yields in promising sectors, and reducing imports of agri-food products, thereby making Guinean agriculture more efficient and resilient.

Overall goal of Boké & Kankan Agricultural Development Zones (ZSTA)

• Increasing food and nutritional security and stimulating production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products in the concerned areas.
• Calling upon the private sector to ensure a leading role in promoting ZSTAs, with a particular focus on gender issue as beneficiaries and key stakeholders in the program’s success.

Scope of services:

• Technical, financial, economic, legal, and organizational feasibility studies;
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) and
• Tender documents for the establishment of the ZSTAs in Boké and Kankan regions.

We express our deep gratitude to ADAZZ, PDZSTA-BK, and all stakeholders who contributed to the success of this mission, both at the regional level (Boké & Kankan) as well as at the national level (Conakry).

Project Title: Technical assistance for the study of the feasibility requirements of the ZSTAs, the study of agro-industrial skills requirements, and the study of the baseline situation, including environmental aspects, of the Boké and Kankan Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Development Program (PDZSTA-BK)
Country: Republic of Guinea
Client: Boké and Kankan Agro-Industrial Transformation Zone Development Program (PDZSTA-BK)
Funding: African Development Bank (AfDB)
Role: Team leader of the IDEACONSULT International / African Consulting and Engineering Company (SACI) Consortium

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