Togo: Togo's Cotton Farmers Rebuild Soils And Cut Pest Treatments
Restoring the soil The practices being promoted include zero tillage, crop rotation, intercropping, erosion control and the integration of crop farming with livestock rearing.
Because many cotton-growing households also cultivate food crops, improvements in soil fertility could support both farm income and household food supplies.
According to the company’s then managing director, Martin Drevon, average cotton yields rose from 570 kilogrammes per hectare four years ago to more than one tonne during the 2025–2026 agricultural season.
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