Togo: New soybean production campaign begins

(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 ...