President Gnassingbé inaugurates a pineapple-processing factory in Zio prefecture

Agriculture
Thursday, 25 April 2019 16:31
President Gnassingbé inaugurates a pineapple-processing factory in Zio prefecture

(Togo First) - On April 25, President Gnassingbé inaugurated in Gbatopé (Zio prefecture), a pineapple processing factory.

Baptized Jus Délice, the facility will help the country process the fruit and make this sector more competitive. More than eight tons of pineapple per day will be processed into organic juice. This output is to be exported to Europe, according to the ministry of agriculture.

Besides improving producers’ revenues and living standards, many jobs will be created in the process.

To ensure that the target output is reached, the ministry of agriculture will organize producers and make sure standards relating to quality and productivity are met. Also, the ministry will help condition the transformation units and commit to the respect of sanitary norms.

Jus Délice, let’s recall, benefited from a XOF1.7 billion financing from the Moringa Fund back in May last year.

Séna Akoda

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