Togo’s Coffee and Cocoa Exports Jump 50% in 2024-2025 Season

Agriculture

Monday, 29 September 2025 14:03

Togo’s Coffee and Cocoa Exports Jump 50% in 2024-2025 Season

Togo exported 4,400 tons of coffee and 24,000 tons of cocoa in 2024-2025, up from 2,618 tons and 11,182 tons the previous season.
The growth follows the adoption of coffee-cocoa development plans aimed at improving productivity, quality, processing, and marketing.
Both sectors have rebounded steadily since 2021, when exports dropped sharply due to market and production challenges.

Togo’s coffee and cocoa exports rose by about 50% during the 2024-2025 marketing season, compared with the previous year. The Coffee-Cocoa Sector Coordination Committee (CCFCC) released the figures during the launch of the 2025-2026 sales campaign in Kpalimé last week.

Coffee exports increased to 4,400 tons from 2,618 tons in 2023-2024. Cocoa shipments reached 24,000 tons, up from 11,182 tons in the prior season.

Officials attributed the surge to the implementation of Coffee-Cocoa Development Plans (PDCC) adopted a year ago. The strategies focus on sustainable productivity, higher quality, greater local processing, and stronger marketing both domestically and internationally.

The CCFCC also expanded oversight by hiring 11 additional product inspectors, raising the total to 16. It launched training initiatives and anti-smuggling efforts to strengthen the sector’s governance.

Togo’s coffee and cocoa industries have recovered after sharp declines in 2021. Coffee exports fell 23% that year to 2,000 tons from 2,600 tons in 2020, while cocoa shipments halved to 5,400 tons from 10,600 tons. Exports have climbed steadily since then.

Authorities say the goal is to make the sectors more competitive and wealth-generating by 2030.

This article was initially published in French by Esaïe Edoh

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum

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