Transforming food systems and agriculture industries
We strive to unleash large-scale, sustainable market growth by empowering farmers of all ages to build prosperity at home. Djebonoua Development Foundation focuses on market build-ups as good markets are the chief channels through which sustainable revenue is generated and sustained.

Project Leader and President, CEO & Special Envoy for the AU, UN, EU, IMF, World Bank, and Multilateral Institutions
Transforming food systems and agricultural industries is essential for Africa’s survival in the 21st century because a large portion of farmers face production and development challenges, impacting their lives, economic development, social stability, and overall quality of life in several African regions, including Djebonoua and Bouake.
Building a food security system is crucial for millions of farmers and entrepreneurs in the region and is vital for sustainable economic development and the long-term prosperity of the nation. Food systems and agricultural industries’ transformation are crucial to tackling rising inequality and poverty for a rising Djebonua and Bouake in the 21st century.
Vision
Build a stronger food system for our people, farmers, region and future generations to come.
Mission
Our mission is to deliver competing narratives of food system transformations and foster cross-border stakeholder partnerships in Djebonoua and Bouake.
DDF trains, educates and organizes farmers around issues critical to advancing food system transformations, fostering market innovations, and building entrepreneurial resilience in the region.
Our Foundation
Djebonoua Development Foundation, a project of the Africa-Israel Economic Cooperation Committee, works in partnership with a broad range of stakeholders, including the private sector, international organizations, philanthropists, development partners, economic development institutions, academics and researchers in the food and agricultural industries, and activists working for NGOs and social movements to build sustainable food systems in Djebonoua and Bouake.
We strive to unleash large-scale, sustainable market growth by empowering farmers of all ages to build prosperity at home. Djebonoua Development Foundation focuses on market build-ups as good markets are the chief channels through which sustainable revenue is generated and sustained.
As a future-oriented project, our long-term objective is to deliver large-scale and transformational changes in the food markets and agricultural industries that create opportunities for citizens, farmers, entrepreneurs, producers, and investors.
Working with a broad range of stakeholders, we aim to improve the competitiveness of our teams, better lives, and deliver sustainable market efficiency.
Our members are individuals of goodwill, investors, international organizations, community foundations, corporations, and private foundations across the globe.
Philanthropic supporters within our organization support our work within the food and agriculture industries and also at the intersections of work related to food tech, food security, climate change and resilience, and rural economic development.
Leadership
Jean Narcisse Djaha is the Project Leader and President, CEO & Special Envoy for the AU, UN, EU, IMF, World Bank, and Multilateral Institutions