Agriculture

Monday 23 November, 2020
Last year, over 200,000 jobs were created in the agricultural sector
Agriculture

Last year, over 200,000 jobs were created in the agricultural sector

Agriculture, which contributes nearly 40% to Togo’s GDP, is the country’s largest employer. In 2019, 222,698 jobs were generated in…
Monday 23 November, 2020
PNPER to provide seedlings to 5,000 poor households
Agriculture

PNPER to provide seedlings to 5,000 poor households

In Togo, around 5,000 poor farming households will receive 65,000 kg of rice and maize seedlings from the National Project…
Thursday 19 November, 2020
33% of Togo’s arable lands mapped under key project
Agriculture

33% of Togo’s arable lands mapped under key project

In Togo, nearly two million hectares of land were analyzed to draw a soil fertility map. The latter is aimed…
Thursday 19 November, 2020
ECOWAS to put in place a $520mln credit line to develop fertilizer industry in West Africa
Agriculture

ECOWAS to put in place a $520mln credit line to develop fertilizer industry in West Africa

ECOWAS plans to support the private fertilizer sector in West Africa, through its investment and development bank, the EBID.  Talks…
Monday 16 November, 2020
Government to undertake massive investment in the agricultural sector
Agriculture

Government to undertake massive investment in the agricultural sector

The Togolese government will dedicate around CFA66 billion to the development of agriculture and agribusiness. The amount represents 8.4% of…
Tuesday 10 November, 2020
Backed by PAIEJ-SP, a cassava processing plant is being set up in Atakpamé
Agriculture

Backed by PAIEJ-SP, a cassava processing plant is being set up in Atakpamé

In line with its ambition to optimize the cassava value chain, the Nouvelle Société de Commercialisation des Produits Agroalimentaires (NSCPA)…
Thursday 22 October, 2020
As cocoa exports soar, coffee’s plunge
Agriculture

As cocoa exports soar, coffee’s plunge

Last Tuesday, the 2020-2021 cocoa and coffee marketing campaign was launched in Kpalimé (120 km from Lomé) in the presence…
Tuesday 20 October, 2020
Togolese authorities improve traceability to boost soybean export revenues
Agriculture

Togolese authorities improve traceability to boost soybean export revenues

The new soybean commercialization campaign was just launched and it will close in July 2021.  In the previous season, soy…
Monday 19 October, 2020
FAO launches an exhibition hall in Lomé to promote made-in-Togo agricultural products
Agriculture

FAO launches an exhibition hall in Lomé to promote made-in-Togo agricultural products

On the world food day, the FAO inaugurated an exhibition hall in Lomé to display fresh agricultural products. Located near the…
Thursday 15 October, 2020
Local poultry sales and demand soared due to incentive, former minister of agriculture says
Agriculture

Local poultry sales and demand soared due to incentive, former minister of agriculture says

The partial restriction on imports of frozen chicken is a boon to local poultry sales. This was revealed by the…
Wednesday 14 October, 2020
What are Togo’s ambitions for the poultry sector?
Agriculture

What are Togo’s ambitions for the poultry sector?

Togo’s annual poultry output should triple to 60,000 t by the end of 2023 and that of eggs should reach…
Tuesday 13 October, 2020
Grain production remains strong despite covid-19
Agriculture

Grain production remains strong despite covid-19

Despite the pandemic and the pressure it put on Togo’s economic sectors, the country’s cereal production is faring well. Indeed,…
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