Togo: Ogou and Anié farmers aim to cultivate 6,000 ha of cotton in the 2023-2024 campaign

Published Apr 29, 2023

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The article reports that the cotton farmers' cooperative in Ogou and Anié prefectures, Togo, produced 3,887 tons of cotton in the 2022-2023 campaign, which accounts for 7% of the country's total production. The cooperative cultivated over 5,683 hectares of land, with an average yield of 778 kg/ha. The next campaign aims to cultivate 6,000 hectares, producing 4,800 tons. However, the sector has been facing challenges such as unfavorable rainfall and competition from soybean.

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(Togo First) - The cooperative of cotton farmers of Ogou and Anié, two prefectures of Togo, produced 3,887 t of the crop in the 2022-2023 campaign. This is about 7% of the total quantity marketed across the country over the period–52,000 t. The cooperative disclosed the figures last week referring to its campaign report for the sector. The document further indicates that the farmers of the two prefectures grew the crop over 5,683 ha of land, and recorded an average yield of 778 kg/ha. These results were yielded by 3,746 farmers, including 454 women, and spread over 293 groups of farmers. For the next campaign, the cooperative plans to cultivate 6,000 hectares, and produce ...

Source: Togofirst