SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FEEDING AFRICA RESPONSIBLY

Ensuring Food Security for Future Generations

Scalable, data-driven, industrial, sheep breeding system

About Us
Back in 2020, Gregory HASBANIAN, founder of OviBov CI, met a group of scientists that have incorporated a biotech company in the Middle East in 2008. After a few years of negotiations, Gregory, an astute business entrepreneur who has always been in love with Africa, could finally convince the academicians to flagship this innovating project in Côte d'Ivoire and crossbreed locally with their sheep breed, developed between 2003-2013, with high reproductive efficiency and abilities all year round (Out-of-season)

"ONE OF OUR MAIN CHALLENGES IS IMPROVING THE GENETICS OF SHEEP IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE"
Challenges
Problems in high scale sheep breeding:

• Traditional sheep breeding is not profitable, not scalable and is pasture dependent

• While the world population is approaching 10 billion, there is not enough protein to feed this amount

• 62 million hectares of pasture abandoned around the world in the past 15 years

• Large meat production gap in EMEA and MENA markets

• The world needs more efficient ways of meat production

"WE INTEND TO INTRODUCE HIGH-PERFORMING BREEDS THAT CAN BE CROSSBRED WITH LOCAL BREEDS TO PRODUCE RESILIENT SHEEP, SUITABLE FOR CHALLENGING CLIMATES"

6-FOLDS INCREASE IN OUR MEAT PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL SYSTEM

(1) PROLIFIC SHEEP

First pregnancy within 1st year / Lambing frequency once in 8 months / 2 lambs per lambing (lambs reach 45kg in 5 months + 15kg monthly) / Adapted and immune to MENA + EMEA regions

(2) BREEDING SYSTEM

Terminal cross-breeding system / Accelerated lambing / Out-of-season, year-round lambing / Value-added end product (i.e CLA enriched)

(3) MEASURE & OPTIMIZE

Software aided selection of the inefficient breeding female sheep / Equipment for automated handling, weighting & scoring / Labour efficient production system / 2 stockmen who can take care of 1000 animals

MODULAR, LIGHTWEIGHT, AFFORDABLE, RECYCLE, ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY HOUSING

MODULAR, LIGHTWEIGHT, AFFORDABLE, RECYCLE, ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY HOUSING

Our professional team offers proper housing, regular checking of sheep with AI-assisted cameras installed in the barn, along with precision flock management hardware and software. These are designed to prevent any negative effects of environmental factors on our sheep

OVIBOV CI WILL BREED PROILIFIC PROLIFIC SHEEP AND USE PRECISION LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

OVIBOV CI WILL BREED PROILIFIC PROLIFIC SHEEP AND USE PRECISION LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Annually, we will produce 3 lambs per sheep providing year-round (lambing prolific is non-seasonal breeder); we will generate lamb with higher nutritional value thanks to the feed ration we will use. The produced lamb meat has 400% higher amount of CLA

This project holds immense potential in Côte d'Ivoire, one of the largest economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 40% of the GDP in the West African Economic and Monetary Union. It also addresses various challenges within the ecosystem:

01

Social impact of malnutrition and food self-sufficiency: Reducing hunger and ensuring local access to high-quality Halal food (zero drugs residue + 400% more CLA + year-round fresh lamb + traceability)

02

Ecosystem degradation & Carbon Dioxide emissions (200% less carbon emissions): Taking climate action by respecting and living in balance with our planet through water preservation, renewable energy, etc.

03

Economic impact of poor-quality produce and uncompetitive practices in production: Promoting decent work and economic growth through an unique hi-tech farming facility in Côte d'Ivoire

04

Employment of youth and women in rural farming zones: Encouraging women empowerment and supporting communities in shaping a better future

05

Organizing local communities into cooperatives to process our natural resources such as cassava, coconut, yam, and molasses (sugarcane) for use in our livestock's healthy diet and for resale under our own label all over the sub-region

06

Added value to the chain: production, transformation, packaging and export

07

Ongoing learning centers for livestock breeding (Assisted reproduction Lab & MobiLab Mobile Artifical Insemination and Embryo Transfer)

08

Establishing a sub-regional academic research & development training center to promote our technology, expertise and 100% Made in Ivory Coast meat label

09

Maximize the capabilities of our flock with advanced technology such as autonomous video monitoring, remote management and AI-driven smart farming

10

Developing a corporate agritourism hub in Jacqueville including a fast-food chain (along with mini butcher shops) with a tropical twist (beautiful, delicious and affordable) to complement the integrated value chain (Farm to Fork) for the Côte d'Ivoire market

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Lastly, breeding premium Wagyu cattle and 5-star lambs for exportation and to meet specific local needs

"WE WILL ADD VALUE TO THE INDUSTRY THROUGH PROCESSING AND CREATING A COMPLETE VALUE CHAIN" PRIORITY FOR ANIMAL WELFARE & PASSION FOR PRODUCT QUALITY  First Choice for Gastronomy and Consumers: “Eat Well, Live Better”!

  • Jacqueville, Côte d'Ivoire
  • 01 BP 2826, Abidjan 01

OviBov CI incorporates cutting-edge breeding technologies, focusing on sheep farming and sustainable agriculture to guarantee food security for future generations. This system is expandable, data-driven, fully integrated and automated, utilizing the latest AI advancements