The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Gaston Dossouhoui announced last Friday that the Beninese government has taken a series of measures to benefit the agricultural sector.

The Beninese government wants to return to the upward trend in cotton and food production for the 2024-2025 agricultural season. According to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries who spoke during the official launch ceremony of the 2024-2025 agricultural season, to support this objective, the government decided to support producers with a grant of 24.4 billion CFA francs, allowing the establishment at subsidized cost of 123,100 tons of fertilizer, 90,000 tons of urea and 59,400 tons of simple superphosphate (SSP) to producers, allowing producers to be set up at subsidized cost 123,100 tons of fertilizer, 90,000 tons of urea and 59,400 tons of simple superphosphate (SSP)..

A l' en croire, “au At the end of the 2024-2025 agricultural season, Benin should be able to return to the upward trend in cotton and food production, especially maize.”