GIZ Togo

About us

Following a break since the 1990s, the Togolese Republic was restored as one of Germany’s partner countries in 2012. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH restarted its work in 2013 and opened a country office in the capital, Lomé, and is currently working at six additional locations.
Agriculture is crucial for Togo's sustainable economic development, with over 60 per cent of the population working in the sector. However, there are considerable challenges. Productivity is low, there is a shortage of machines and lack of market orientation, plus a failure to comply with international quality, environmental and social standards.
GIZ operates in Togo on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in line with the development goals of the Togolese Government, with a focus on three priority areas:
-  Rural development and agriculture
-  Vocational education and training and youth employment
-  Good governance and decentralisation
In the rural development and agriculture sector, GIZ supports small farmers, processors and export companies by offering intensive training courses in entrepreneurship and production technologies. In order to reduce youth unemployment, a vocational education and training system has been developed that is especially adapted to Togo.