Recent progress in the development and supply of improved crop varieties in Togo has helped to improve agricultural productivity and yields.
However, this production has so far been limited to a small group of producers. In addition, with the private sector positioning itself on the promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP), ITRA's basic cutting production capacity needs to be strengthened to meet this ever-increasing demand and, above all, to serve areas not yet covered by improved seeds.
The FSRP has therefore supported ITRA in producing the basic cuttings of two high-yield, climate-resilient PDCO varieties in order to make an effective contribution to food security in Togo. The cuttings produced are used to supply the PDCO root multipliers and producers selected in the savannah region.
After production, the FSRP Togo has begun to make these two new high-yield varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato, which have recently been added to the national catalogue, available to 25 multipliers spread throughout the country and 1,067 women producers and processors of PDCO in the savannah regions.
Carried out through the Togolese Institute of Agronomic Research (ITRA), this FSRP action aims to promote and distribute these improved seeds of high-performance varieties in areas not yet served and thus contribute to the substantial improvement of the productivity and resilience capacities of the targeted populations.
Prior to the distribution of these seeds, the beneficiaries were given training in the intensive production process (good production and conservation practices) for sweet potatoes and varietal recognition.
The producers were then given support in setting up their plots.
