(Togo First) - Today June 18, 2019, a delegation of the ministry of agriculture has started a roadshow in the Plateau region (about 174 km from Lomé). The goal of this roadshow led by agriculture minister Noël Koutera (photo) is to meet with local farmers, processors and the ministry’s representatives in the region.

During the roadshow, the delegation will visit farms, take part in consultation meetings to present the government’s ambitions to farmers. The farmers will also be briefed on their roles for the agriculture sector’s development.  

The delegation will also lay the foundation stone of agriculture products commercialisation group NSCPA in Kamina. They will also visit ESOP riz Elavagnon and exchange with agriculture experts and entrepreneurs.  

Tomorrow June 19, 2019, the roadshow will end by a meeting with recipients of improved furnaces at Nangbéto and with fishermen, ice-makers and fishermen at Agbonou.

Séna Akoda