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The Togolese Minister of Agriculture attributed the growth in the country's agricultural production to the Programme de Productivité Agricole en Afrique de l'Ouest (PPAAO) implemented by CORAF.

Togo has seen an 11% increase in cereal production over the past five years. Togolese officials attribute this increase to the implementation of the PPAAO and Togo's National Agricultural Investment and Food Security Program. A revised version of this national plan was launched in late 2017 and runs until 2026.

"A remarkable increase", declared Ouro-Koura Agadazi, Togo's Minister of Agriculture, at a national event in Lomé at which the country's main agricultural development drivers and programs were presented to the public.

For the current agricultural season, Togo is forecasting a production surplus of over 24%.

Agriculture accounts for around 30% of Togo's gross domestic product and is the main driver of employment.

As part of CORAF's work in Togo, young scientists have benefited from Masters and PhD training, the infrastructure of the national agricultural research system, notably the Institut Togolais de Recherche, has been improved, and research programs have been supported. A further three years' funding from the World Bank is expected to reinforce the progress made under the program since 2011.