Togo’s ministry of agriculture prepares for a bad harvest this year

Agriculture
Monday, 13 June 2022 16:34
Togo’s ministry of agriculture prepares for a bad harvest this year

(Togo First) - As everything points to a bad harvest for the ongoing farming season, the Togolese Ministry of agriculture met with actors in the sector last Saturday, June 11. They explored steps to take to improve yields. 

Some of the signs showing that Togo’s agricultural output will be low this year include the effects of climate change, such as weather variation and phenomena–flooding and drought–which weaken the production system; Covid-19 which impairs the movement of farming input, terrorist attacks which caused farmers to flee arable lands. There is also the price of fertilizer which shot up due to the war in Ukraine.

During the meeting, the government took stock of the suggestions of agricultural actors to improve output and protect Togo from food insecurity.

It should be emphasized that Lomé has already taken some measures to help farmers cope with the difficult situation. Among others, it has supplied them with 76,000 tons of fertilizers and subsidized some of the input they need.

Esaïe Edoh

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