Togo: Grain output surges by 6.5% in three years

Published 2021년 7월 8일

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Togo's grain production rose by 6.5% in 2020, reaching over 1.26 million metric tons, according to the BCEAO. The increase was primarily due to a 7% rise in corn production, which is the country's staple food. Millet and sorghum production also saw a slight increase. Within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), corn production grew by 7.24% from 2018 to 2020, with Burkina Faso being the leading producer. Sorghum and millet production in the WAEMU region averaged nearly 14 million metric tons from 2018 to 2020, with Niger as the leading producer.

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(Togo First) - Togo produced more than 1.26 million metric tons (Mt) of grains in 2020, up from nearly 1.19 million metric tons in 2018 (+ 6.5%). The figures, disclosed by the BCEAO, only cover the corn, millet, and sorghum sector. In detail, the country’s corn output grew by 7% between 2018 and 2020 - from over 886,000 Mt to nearly 950,000 Mt (it passed 900,000 Mt in 2019). Corn, it should be noted, is the most consumed crop in Togo. Regarding millet and sorghum, which are mainly grown and consumed in the northern part of the country, growth in their combined output was less significant than corn but noticeable. From about 303,000 Mt in 2018, the figure increased by around 5% to 318,000 Mt in 2020 (and around 309,000 Mt in 2019). Across the WAEMU, shows the data from the BCEAO, corn production rose by 7.24% in three years. Burkina Faso was the crop's leading producer in the ...

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