Flooding hits Ivory Coast cocoa

Flooding hits Ivory Coast cocoa mid crop, could hinder next main crops ABIDJAN, June 26 - Above-average rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions last week has flooded plantations and could affect the start of the next October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday. The world's top cocoa producer is in its rainy

Burkina Faso and Agriculture

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country lying between Ghana to the south and Mali to the north, with limited natural resources. The GDP per capita was just US$774.84 in 2019 and its population, estimated at almost 21 million in 2020, is growing at 2.86 per cent a year. The economy relies heavily on agriculture,

UNTAPPED POTENTIAL IN TOGO’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

Agriculture contributes more than 40% of Togo’s GDP, employing nearly two-thirds of its workforce. With over 3.6 million hectares of cultivable land, the growth potential in the industry is virtually limitless. Cultivable land makes up 60% of the total Togolese territory. Out of this arable land, only 1.4 million hectares of the area get sown.