Togo: NSCT awards best cotton producers

Agriculture

Monday, 09 July 2018 18:22

(Togo First) - Last week, Nouvelle société cotonnière du Togo (NSCT) rewarded the best cotton producers of the six production regions in Togo. The producers were awarded at the end of the tenth edition of the Togolese farmers’ forum (Forum national du paysan togolais-FNPT) held in Kara.

These farmers (54) were awarded on the basis of the productivity per hectare (yield per hectares) and the quality of their products.

The laureate (the best women producers and the best male producers) received tricycles, agricultural inputs, recognition certificates and funds ranging from CFA600,000 to CFA1 million.

According to Nana Nanfame, director of NSCT, this decision to award the producers is aimed at stimulating the sector (which has been affected by the climatic variations during the past campaign) to achieve better production. “Our aim is to distinguish the best, motivate and support the producers' groups for better production”, he explained in statements published by Agridigitale.

Let’s remind that for the current cotton campaign (2018/2019) launched at the end of May 2018, the production is expected to reach 140,000 tons with yields estimated at 1,000 kg per hectares while the yield during the last campaign (2017/2018) was 117,000 tons. NSCT aspires to boost the production to 200,000 tons with improved yields estimated at 1,600 kg per hectares and 95% of premium cotton by 2022. Let’s also remind that about 40% of Togo’s exports revenues is generated from cotton.

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