In Yanda, a town located 280 km northeast of Lomé, a reforestation operation was launched as part of the implementation of Integrated Landscape Management (ILM), promoted by the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP).
A total of 4,100 certified fruit trees, including baobabs (grafted and ungrafted), tamarinds (grafted and ungrafted), nérés and jujubes, were planted at the pilot sites of Nakpatongou (Kpendjal Ouest), Mangokoura (Plaine de Mô) and Badin (East Mono), located in the FSRP's GIP areas. These plantations cover an area of at least 41 hectares.
This initiative, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Village Hydraulics and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources, is fully in line with the implementation of the Togo 2025 government roadmap. It contributes to national efforts to combat climate change in line with the Government's strategic priorities for rural development, food security and sustainable management of natural resources.
The success of the operation is based on an exemplary participatory approach: local authorities, NGO partners and, above all, the beneficiary rural communities have been fully involved in identifying sites and are now committed to maintaining the plants.
The testimony of Kodjo ODJILO, chief of the village of Yanda, illustrates this commitment: "As soon as we were made aware of the benefits of reforestation, I immediately mobilised my community. And as they say, charity begins at home: I have personally committed to ensuring the maintenance of the plants," he said with conviction.
Beyond the environmental issue, the initiative also opens up economic opportunities, particularly for women. Mrs. Agnès, a beneficiary of the project, confides: "Thanks to these trees, we will be able to produce tamarind juice, sell the leaves, seeds and baobab flour, and even néré fruit. This represents a real economic boost for us. We are grateful to the FSRP. "
The official launch, held in Yanda on 28 August 2025, was attended by a delegation comprising the representative of the governor of the Plateaux region and the Senate, representatives of the ministers of agriculture and the environment, the secretary general of the East-Mono prefecture, the mayor of the Est-Mono 2 commune, the regional director of agriculture, the FSRP's deputy operational coordinator, and other local authorities who raised awareness among the beneficiary community about the benefits of agroforestry and the importance of reforestation, and above all emphasised the need to monitor and maintain the plants.
Through this concrete action, the FSRP is illustrating its vision of making the agroecological transition an opportunity to improve the resilience of communities while creating wealth in rural households.
