As part of the additional support provided by the GAFSP, the FSRP TOGO has acquired input kits consisting of certified seeds of improved varieties of maize (biofortified maize), cowpea, soya, rice and other inputs (fertilisers, pesticides, etc.) for 28,362 selected agricultural producers primarily from producer organisations (POs) and developed sites, including planned agricultural development zones (ZAAPs) and lowlands.

This support from FSRP will reinforce that provided in 2023 to around 22,746 producers in the Savanes region and the Kéran prefecture, and is aimed at improving the productive capacity of beneficiaries.

Under the supervision of the Institut de Conseil et d’Appui Technique (ICAT), seed distribution operations have begun in the regions of Kara, Centrale, Plateaux Est and Maritime, and will continue with the distribution of fertilisers intended solely for beneficiaries of maize and rice seeds.

At Doufelgou in the Kara region, some beneficiaries are planting seeds as soon as they receive them. Dissirama, a soya farmer, and Sanda Kagbanda are both delighted. Dissirama said: “I have a three-hectare field that I share with my wife. Last year we sowed soya with the old varieties, but unfortunately we didn’t get any good results. We were thinking of changing crops when ICAT informed us of this support from the FSRP. And now that the time is right, we’re sowing immediately, in the hope that this time the harvest will be better”.

Sanda Kagbanda said: “I grow maize and cowpeas. Before, to get the seeds, we were asked to come to the agency. To leave home and go to the agency was a long way. You had to pay for transport and all the other costs. But now the FSRP has made things easier for us by bringing the seeds closer to us. Not only is it close by, it’s also of good quality. With this, I have a feeling that the season will end well.

As a reminder, a rice farmer will receive a kit comprising 10 kg of rice seed, a 50 kg bag of NPK 151515 fertiliser and 25 kg of 46% N urea.  A recipient of a maize kit will receive 10 kg of seed, 100 kg of NPK 151515 fertiliser and 50 kg of 46% N urea. The soya seed recipient will receive 20 kg of soya seed, and the cowpea recipient will receive 10 kg of seed and 2 litres of insecticide