Togo: UNDP Delivers Agricultural Equipment to 11 Cooperatives in Kara and Maritime Regions

Agriculture

Monday, 11 May 2026 11:48

Togo: UNDP Delivers Agricultural Equipment to 11 Cooperatives in Kara and Maritime Regions

(Togo First) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has provided 11 agricultural cooperatives in Togo's Maritime and Kara regions with a substantial package of equipment to boost their production and processing capacity. The materials, worth a combined 271 million CFA francs, were handed over to beneficiaries late last week in Lomé.

The cooperatives receiving the support, including nine based in the Maritime region and two in the Kara region, have nearly 300 active members working across several promising sectors.

The initiative is part of the Entrepreneurship Support and Value Chain Opportunities Development Project, which is in line with municipal development plans and national priorities for local development and economic inclusion.

The equipment is intended to support production, processing and logistics activities. It includes agricultural and livestock equipment, processing materials, and artisanal tools for pottery production. The package also includes tricycles to help transport inputs, harvests and processed goods to markets.

Beneficiaries operate across diverse sectors, including pottery, poultry, goat and sheep farming, dry-season maize cultivation and coconut processing.

According to UNDP Togo Deputy Resident Representative Seynabou Diaw, those sectors were selected for their potential to generate income, create jobs and strengthen the economic resilience of local communities.

“This equipment represents a genuine opportunity to improve productivity and incomes. Its success will depend on a collective commitment to using and managing it effectively,” she said, also commending the partnership with the Minister Delegate for Local Development.

For the UNDP, the intervention is aimed at strengthening the capacity of local producers and processors at a time when agriculture remains a key pillar of the Togolese economy.

Through this support, the U.N. agency said it aims to improve working conditions for rural cooperatives while helping local agricultural and artisanal products reach wider markets.

Esaïe Edoh

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