En célébration de ses 40 ans de présence au Togo, la FAO appuie 7 partenaires locaux

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vendredi, 26 juin 2020 11:23

En célébration de ses 40 ans de présence au Togo, la FAO appuie 7 partenaires locaux

(Togo First) - L’Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a signé hier jeudi à Lomé, 7 accords de financements, au bénéficie de partenaires locaux, dans le cadre de son Mécanisme forêts et paysans.

C’est en tout plus de 130 millions FCFA qui ont ainsi été débloqués, dont 15 à 20% seront déployés pour les actions de riposte contre la covid-19. Le reste de ces ressources sera dévolu à l'amélioration de la résilience des paysages forestiers face aux changements climatiques et les moyens d'existence des communautés de bases.

« Il sera fondamentalement question de contribuer à la transformation des produits au niveau local, et développer des systèmes de marché de manière à pouvoir écouler leurs produits, aussi bien au niveau local qu'international », souligne Issifou Aboussissamilou, Facilitateur national du Mécanisme Forêts et Paysans.

Issifou

Outre cela, il s’agira « de contribuer à la restauration des paysages forestiers, notamment en développant la filière des semences forestières de manière à pouvoir produire les plants de qualité et accompagner le gouvernement dans la mise en œuvre de l'initiative AFR100, qui consiste à restaurer, d'ici 2030, 1,4 millions d'hectares de forêt ».

Parmi les bénéficiaires de ces facilités, on compte des acteurs comme la Coordination togolaise des organisations paysannes et producteurs agricoles (CTOP), le laboratoire de botanique et d'écologie végétale de l'Université de Lomé, ou encore le chocolatier Chocotogo.

Notons que ces signatures d’accord ont marqué le lancement de célébration des 40 ans de présence de la FAO au Togo. Durant ces quatre décennies, c’est en tout 336 initiatives, projets et programmes qui ont été développés par l'Organisation, pour un financement évalué à près 70 milliards FCFA.

Ayi Renaud Dossavi

Message du ministre de l’environnement à l’occasion de la célébration de la Journée de l’Arbre

A Lomé, la Cedeao planche sur la restauration des terres agricoles

Fertitogo, la carte de fertilité des sols au Togo

REFORMS OVERVIEW

STARTING A BUSINESS (more info)

At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .

CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS (more info)

In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.

GETTING ELECTRICITY (more info)

Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.

REGISTERING A PROPERTY (more info)

Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (more info)

From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.

PAYING TAXES AND DUTIES (more info)

To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.