Italy-Togo, a winning collaboration in the name of the Dolcetto pineapple

Published Sep 28, 2021

Tridge summary

The article highlights the collaboration between Italy and Togo on the Ananas Dolcetto project, aimed at enhancing cooperative agriculture in Togo. Funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the project, led by Brio, has successfully obtained Bio and Fairtrade certifications for a local pineapple cooperative, allowing for increased market value. The initiative has also provided job opportunities and informed consumers about the pineapple's quality in Italian points of sale, despite facing challenges during the pandemic. The second year of the project has received positive feedback from Togolese authorities and Fairtrade Italy, underscoring its significance in strengthening agricultural communities in Togo.

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The connection between Italy and Togo is increasingly solid also thanks to the Ananas Dolcetto project which is fully entering its second year of activity. The project, an international cooperation initiative for the development of cooperative agriculture in Togo, is promoted by Coopermondo, the NGO of the confcooperative System, with the contribution of Aics - Italian Agency for Development Cooperation awarded as part of the Profit Call 2018, and sees Brio as the leader. The start of the works of the second year coincided with a moment of public debate, last September 7, during Macfrut, between all the protagonists of the project and the Togolese public institutions. The evaluation of Minister Myriam Dossou-D'Almeida of the Ministry of Basic Development, Youth and Employment of Young People of Togo and Anani Kodjogan Kpadenou, central director of the agri-food chains of the Ministry of Agriculture, was clearly positive: both representatives of the authorities of the African ...

Source: Myfruit