In Togo, Plateaux municipalities earn more than CFA650 mln from transhumance

Agriculture

Tuesday, 30 August 2022 17:22

In Togo, Plateaux municipalities earn more than CFA650 mln from transhumance

(Togo First) - Between 2020 and 2022, the Togolese State earned CFA658 million from transhumance in the Anié 1, Haho 1, and Est-mono 1 municipalities (all located in the Plateaux region). This was disclosed last Thursday, by the Intercommunal Association for Development in the Plateaux (AIDAP), during a meeting with its members.

Respectively, the activity generated CFA225 million and CFA432 million in Anié 1 and Haho1; in Est-Mono 1 they generated CFA1 million over the period reviewed. The money, according to AIDAP, was collected at livestock markets, transhumance corridors, and loading docks.

“This sector has an important impact on the economy of the municipalities, which many people are unaware of,” said Victor Atara Ifaraba, president of the AIDAP.

For his part, Alidou Alassani, president of the livestock and meat sector of Togo, emphasized that “pastoralism is beneficial to the national economy”. He believes, however, that to draw more revenues out of the sector, it is crucial to “work to significantly reduce damages caused by oxen.”

According to an FAO report published in 2017, the livestock sector accounted for 16.5% of Togo’s agricultural GDP and over 6.5% of its national GDP. The report is titled: REVIEW OF THE LIVESTOCK/MEAT AND MILK VALUE CHAINS AND POLICY INFLUENCING THEM IN WEST AFRICA.

While being a highly profitable activity, transhumance, it should be highlighted, is often at the heart of conflicts between Fulanis and local farmers.

Written by:Esaïe Edoh

Translated from French by Schadrac Akinocho

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