Togo: EU-backed project, PROCAT, produces significant results in the pineapple sector

Published 2022년 12월 8일

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The article highlights the success of Togo's pineapple sector, crediting the PROCAT project for its growth between 2018 and 2022. The project, funded by the European Union and the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, led to a 76% increase in pineapple output, a doubling of processed volumes, and a significant rise in exports. The sector also saw the creation of over 5,000 jobs, with a particular focus on women. Despite the project's conclusion, efforts are underway to ensure a continuous supply of pineapple by-products to support expansion.

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(Togo First) - Thanks to the PROCAT, Togo’s pineapple sector recorded major improvements in the last four years. Indeed, according to the national team coordinating the sector, due to the project which aimed to make the pineapple industry more competitive, output, processed volumes, jobs, and exports (of dry, fresh, and processed pineapples) grew significantly over the period. In detail, the output soared from 27,133 t in 2017 to 44,391 t in 2022, up 76%. Meanwhile, the volume processed by certified plants increased from 2,133 t in 2018 to 4,279 t in 2022. The country exported 6,460 t of fresh, dry, and pineapple juice in 2022, against 3,386 t in 2018. Regarding jobs created in the sector, “We moved from about 900 jobs when the project (ed. note: PROCAT) began in 2018 and now that the project ends, four years later, we have exceeded 5,000 jobs, with precisely 1,502 jobs created for women in Togo's whole pineapple chain,” said Kossi Apedo, Coordinator of the PROCAT. Though the ...

Source: Togofirst