Togo: Construction of new agricultural mechanization center begins in Kara

Agriculture

Tuesday, 25 April 2023 17:22

Togo: Construction of new agricultural mechanization center begins in Kara

(Togo First) - The construction of the Regional Center for Agricultural Mechanization (CRMA) in Kara, northern Togo, began last week, on April 20. President Faure Gnassingbe laid the foundation stone for the facility in Tchitchao, where it is located.

The CRMA is being built on a 3-ha piece of land. It will be equipped with modern materials and equipment to facilitate the various stages of agricultural production and increase the exploitable surface area and productivity.

The premises will also have several facilities including an exhibition area for agricultural equipment, an administrative building, accommodation for technicians, a warehouse for storing finished products, a spare parts store, and a technical department for maintenance and training of technicians.

This infrastructure will help speed up agriculture’s modernization in Togo. Five more are set to be built in other regions of the country.

Yielded by a public-private partnership, the CRMAs align with Lomé’s goal to boost productivity and entrepreneurship in agriculture.

"We are materializing the promise of the Head of State to agricultural producers. This mechanization center responds to the will of the President of the Republic to increase agricultural production as part of the project to improve the working conditions of producers and agricultural productivity," said Antoine Lékpa Gbégbéni, the minister of agriculture.

Esaïe Edoh

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