Togo’s coffee and cocoa sector stakeholders have received support in the form of 129,000 young coffee, cocoa, and agroforestry plants as part of the current agricultural campaign. The NGO Avenir de l’Environnement (ADE) distributed the plants in Tové, near Kpalimé, with technical and financial support from the Coordination Committee for the Coffee and Cocoa Sectors (CCFCC).
This annual distribution is part of a strategy to revive and restructure the sector, which has been struggling with low yields. This year, the plants will be distributed across the country’s eight prefectures involved in coffee and cocoa cultivation.
Specifically, 67,000 cocoa plants, 30,000 coffee plants, and 32,000 agroforestry plants will be provided to members of the Federation of Coffee and Cocoa Producers’ Unions of Togo (FUPROCAT), the Independent Union of Coffee and Cocoa Buyers of Togo (SIACCTO), and independent producers.
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The ADE NGO initiative also includes comprehensive technical support. The CCFCC is providing producers with assistance in managing wildfires and supplying suitable fertilizers to improve soil fertility. Farm management advisors will also be deployed to train beneficiaries in good cultivation practices and plantation maintenance.
The ultimate goal is to improve farm productivity, strengthen producers’ resilience to climate change, and enhance the competitiveness of Togo’s coffee and cocoa sector in sub-regional and international markets.
