nursery
akouédo
Ivory Coast
Cultivation of trees and shrubs across 2.5 hectares, to be transplanted to the 30-hectare Akouédo urban park: 9,000 trees and 160,000 shrubs
THE PROJECT :
Nursery
THE WORK :
Establishment of two tree nurseries as part of the project to rehabilitate the former Akouédo landfill site in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire / 2019–2020
DETAILS:
CUSTOMER: PFO AFRICA
Project
context
GREGORI INTERNATIONAL, originally a nursery operator, expert in horticultural engineering – Akouédo Nursery
The Akouédo nursery is at the heart of the exemplary conversion of Abidjan’s former landfill site into an urban park. Designed from the outset by landscape architect Niez Studio, this nursery, located at the far end of the site, has served as a living base for growing and housing the young plants – stecklings, cheese trees, badam trees, cocoa trees – needed to gradually green the park.
Thanks to this nursery, majestic plants have been replanted as construction progressed, helping to recreate the natural landscapes of Côte d’Ivoire: a forest of giants visible from an elevated footbridge, stretches of grassy savannah, and the Makoré wood populated by rare species. Much more than a mere technical support, this nursery is the ecological and symbolic pillar of the site’s resilience, enabling nature and communities to reconnect in a vast burst of regeneration.
Work
carried out
Construction, planting and transplanting of plants from the Akouédo nursery
- A production greenhouse (seeds, cuttings)
- Four shaded areas for grow-out and cultivation
- A tree cultivation area with drip irrigation
- A shrub cultivation area with sprinkler irrigation
- A group of premises (offices, storage, access roads)
- Transplantation of trees on the landfill site. Installation of an above-ground fabric under the storage of platform plants.
- Creation of a watering network comprising two boreholes, a basin and a pumping station equipped with a filter and pressure booster.
- Drip system for outdoor trees (trees, palms, baliveaux, young stems) and micro-spraying of shrubs, perennials and forest plants.
of experience
worldwide
permanent
Other projects
nurseries
From the outset, Gregori International has specialized in the construction and operation of nurseries.
Over 50 years of know-how and knowledge of plants and climates make the company an experienced partner in large-scale plant production.
