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Togo appoints eight officials to Agriculture Ministry

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Togo’s Agriculture Ministry appoints Essiomlé Komi as secretary-general and assigns six other departments to specialists in agronomy, finance, human resources and livestock. The changes notably concern agricultural production, planning, animal resources and agricultural funding, according to 24 Heure Info.

Togo’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Animal Resources and Food Sovereignty has appointed eight officials to strategic positions, reports 24 Heure Info. Essiomlé Komi, an agro-economics engineer, becomes the ministry’s secretary-general. Talaki Lidao takes charge of financial affairs and Hounkanli Kossi Djifa of agricultural production.

Yempabou Damitoti, a veterinary surgeon, has been appointed director of human resources. The other appointments mentioned by 24 Heure Info include Kpadenou Anani Kodjogan, but the corresponding positions are not available in the published material.

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