Agriculture

Tuesday 12 January, 2021
The Pineapple sector is buoyant
Agriculture

The Pineapple sector is buoyant

Between 2017 and 2019, Togo’s pineapple output grew by 11.6%, from 27,000 tons to 30,149 tons. The sector, which employs…
Saturday 26 December, 2020
Togo adopts new plan to fight avian flu
Agriculture

Togo adopts new plan to fight avian flu

Togo recently adopted a new strategy to fight avian flu. Co-validated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the new…
Tuesday 15 December, 2020
Foufoumix starts promotion for Togolese wage earners
Agriculture

Foufoumix starts promotion for Togolese wage earners

Foufoumix has launched discounts for Togolese salaried employees interested in buying its fufu-making machine.  Starting from January 2021, employees of…
Monday 14 December, 2020
Contribution of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to Togolese economy to increase
Agriculture

Contribution of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to Togolese economy to increase

Togo plans to increase production and sales of non-timber forest products (NTFPs), and boost the contribution of these resources to…
Monday 30 November, 2020
Barkossi’s IFAD could open in September 2021
Agriculture

Barkossi’s IFAD could open in September 2021

Classes at the Co-op development training institute of Barkoissi, devoted to husbandry, could begin in September 2021. This was announced…
Wednesday 25 November, 2020
Olam acquires 51% of Togo's Cotton Company
Agriculture

Olam acquires 51% of Togo's Cotton Company

Singapore-based agrofood group Olam acquired 51% of the Nouvelle Société Cotonnière du Togo (NSCT) for €15.3 million (around CFA10 billion).  The…
Monday 23 November, 2020
Last year, over 200,000 jobs were created in the agricultural sector
Agriculture

Last year, over 200,000 jobs were created in the agricultural sector

Agriculture, which contributes nearly 40% to Togo’s GDP, is the country’s largest employer. In 2019, 222,698 jobs were generated in…
Monday 23 November, 2020
PNPER to provide seedlings to 5,000 poor households
Agriculture

PNPER to provide seedlings to 5,000 poor households

In Togo, around 5,000 poor farming households will receive 65,000 kg of rice and maize seedlings from the National Project…
Thursday 19 November, 2020
33% of Togo’s arable lands mapped under key project
Agriculture

33% of Togo’s arable lands mapped under key project

In Togo, nearly two million hectares of land were analyzed to draw a soil fertility map. The latter is aimed…
Thursday 19 November, 2020
ECOWAS to put in place a $520mln credit line to develop fertilizer industry in West Africa
Agriculture

ECOWAS to put in place a $520mln credit line to develop fertilizer industry in West Africa

ECOWAS plans to support the private fertilizer sector in West Africa, through its investment and development bank, the EBID.  Talks…
Monday 16 November, 2020
Government to undertake massive investment in the agricultural sector
Agriculture

Government to undertake massive investment in the agricultural sector

The Togolese government will dedicate around CFA66 billion to the development of agriculture and agribusiness. The amount represents 8.4% of…
Tuesday 10 November, 2020
Backed by PAIEJ-SP, a cassava processing plant is being set up in Atakpamé
Agriculture

Backed by PAIEJ-SP, a cassava processing plant is being set up in Atakpamé

In line with its ambition to optimize the cassava value chain, the Nouvelle Société de Commercialisation des Produits Agroalimentaires (NSCPA)…
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