Ginger: Togo has great, yet undertapped, potential

Published 2024년 4월 3일

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Togo is making strides in ginger production, currently averaging 64,000 tons annually with efforts underway to boost this to 150,000 tons by 2028. This growth is concentrated in the Plateaux and Centrale regions, involving around 10,000 agricultural households. The expansion is supported by partners like the German cooperation and the MIFA, alongside initiatives such as the Kara Agropole project. Despite the increase in cultivated areas, the average farm size remains small, and there's potential for higher productivity. Currently, Togo's ginger exports are minimal, but with an approved investment strategy, the country aims to better structure the sector and access more lucrative markets.

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(Togo First) - Togo produced around 64,000 tons of ginger per year on average in the past few years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture which disclosed the figure, most of the output comes from the Plateaux and Centrale regions, with an average yield of 10 to 20 tons per hectare of fresh rhizomes. In total, nearly 10,000 agricultural households are involved in its cultivation, mainly in these two regions (which respectively account for 66.39% and 20.36% of the total workforce). Among the many partners that support the industry are the German cooperation and the MIFA. Several projects, such as the Kara Agropole, were set up to bolster the sector, and they helped push the total cultivated area from 930 hectares in 2021 to 1,218 hectares in 2023. Despite this expansion, the size of the farms remains modest, with most farmers operating less than 0.25 hectares. In comparison, the number of large producers is estimated at around 250 across the entire territory. Such a situation ...

Source: Togofirst