Pineapple : The Sector
Production data
› Production in 2019 : 350 345 tons
› 02 varieties are produced : Sugar Loaf (90%) and Smooth Cayenne (10%)
› Organoleptic quality highly appreciated
› Sugar Loaf : labelled « Made in Benin »
› Product certified «Fair Trade – Bio» and «NOP»
› Growing areas : regions of Mono, Couffo, Atlantique, Littoral, Plateau, Zou and Collines
› 3rd buoyant sector after cotton and cashew
Market data
› Percentage of fruits processed : 27%
› Local Market : 25%
› Export : 75%
› Contribution to PIB national : 1,2%
Source: Investment and Exports Promotion Agency
Main stakeholders in the sector
The sector is organised around the Benin Pineapple Inter-professional Association (AIAB), which gathers the following professional families :
› Benin Pineapple Producers represented by the National Federation of Benin Pineapple Producers
› Benin Pineaple Transformers represented by the National Federation of Benin Pineapple Transformers
› Pineapple Exporters represented by the National Federation of Benin Pineapple Exporters
