Cotton production increases to 30% in Togo

The cotton production of Togo has recorded an increase of 30 percent in season 2017-2018, I knew the PANA with the New Society of Cotton in Togo (NSCT) .

According to the NSCT, the first estimates are the forecasts of production in about 130 thousand tons of seed cotton against the 108 thousand tons of the previous season, that is, a progression of 30 percent.

For the account of the campaign 2017/18, indicates the company, the pricing mechanism established the purchase price at 240 CFA francs per kilogram for the first choice, and 220 CFA francs for the second choice.

The campaign of cotton 2017/18, released in may of 2017, in has a planted area of 170 thousand hectares against a forecast of 160 thousand hectares, said.

Remember that, since 2013, the sector has adopted a strategic orientation and proposed to overcome the challenge of producing 200 thousand tons of cotton-grain in the horizon 2022.