Togo: New soybean production campaign begins

Published 2024년 7월 3일

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Togo has initiated its 2024-2025 soybean production campaign, aiming to further boost productivity through the mechanization of the industry. The launch, held in Guérin-Kouka, Dankpen prefecture, emphasized learning from past challenges and improving access to quality seeds, enhancing producers' technical capabilities, and expanding storage and processing infrastructure. The CIFS and the Ministry of Agriculture underscored the sector's importance in job creation, wealth generation, foreign currency earnings, food security, and industrialization. Since 2015, Togo has seen a significant increase in soybean production, from less than 25,000 tonnes to 260,000 tons in 2023, positioning itself as the European Union's largest soybean supplier.

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(Togo First) - Togo officially launched its 2024-2025 soybean production campaign last week in Guérin-Kouka, in the Dankpen prefecture. The CIFS, the body overseeing the industry, organized the launching ceremony. This year, the event’s theme is "Mechanization of soybean production, a factor in increased productivity ". At the ceremony, the CIF’s boss, Komlan Kadzakadè, said the body learned from the previous campaigns. "We are determined to overcome the challenges encountered to increase our productivity further," he said Several steps were taken to achieve this goal, including improving access to quality seeds, strengthening producers' technical capabilities, and extending storage and processing infrastructure. Alex Kpanté Bouab, Director of Entrepreneurship and Agricultural Financing at the Ministry of Agriculture, stressed the importance of producing and processing soybeans locally to create jobs and generate wealth. "The soybean sector is ...

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