Togo's cotton production drops by 43% to 67000 tonnes in 2020-21

The 2020-2021 cotton season was a big blow for Togo, which produced only 67,000 tonnes of cotton, a considerable drop of 43 per cent compared to the previous year. Factors for the low output include poor quality of cotton seed and floods in the northern part. The drop in the price of cotton seed has also pushed many farmers to turn to other crops.