<p></p><p>Togo: National federation of cashew producing cooperatives eyes 130,000 tons output by 2024</p> <p>(Togo First) - In Togo, the national federation of cashew producing cooperatives (FNCPA) expects local cashew output to rise from 20,000 tons currently to 130,000 tons by 2024.</p> <p>To achieve this target, the FNCPA with the support of the ministry of agriculture, launched in the central region a workshop to train farmers to cashew grafting. Besides, the federation plans to provide the workshop’s participants with quality seedlings and help them shorten seedlings’ productivity cycle. </p><p>It will also develop orchards with grafted seeds for which first flowering begins after five months. </p><p>Let it be recalled that the government has already disbursed a three-year financing, valued at $5.6 million, for a project that aims to boost sales capacity and sustainability of the cashew and shea nut sector in Togo.<br></p><p></p>