LOME: After emerging from years of donor sanctions, plummeting harvests and persistent food shortages, Togo has pledged to invest US$178 million to revive the agriculture sector, which employs two-thirds of the population. Farmers who lived through 1970s agricultural reforms told IRIN they hope this time the effects last longer.
“As overjoyed as we are by the government's promises, it is very important that the government be vigilant in managing this programme so as to not repeat past errors,” said Baba Djabakatié, president of the National Federation of Cotton Producers.
