Transhumance conflicts threaten female farmers’ incomes in Zio
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 27avril
Illustrative image · Audy of Course · Pexels · Licence PexelsIn Togo’s Zio prefecture, damage linked to transhumance is reducing female farmers’ incomes and making it harder to obtain compensation. Testimonies collected in Assomé and Bolou show their difficulties in defending their land and security, according to 27avril.
In Togo’s Zio prefecture, livestock destroyed about 1,000 sq m of crops belonging to a female farmer from Assomé, in the commune of Zio 1, jeopardising her household’s income and the repayment of her loans, according to testimonies collected by 27avril. The reported incidents occurred in August 2025 and July 2026.
A widow and mother of five, the farmer grows maize, cassava and beans, among other crops, to feed her family and cover her expenses. In Assomé and Bolou, in the commune of Zio 2, damage linked to the failure to respect transhumance corridors also exposes women to difficulties in obtaining compensation and fear of reprisals, 27avril reports.
