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Home » 10.000 Orti in Africa » Alinka School Garden

Alinka School Garden

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Togo

Région Maritime

Located south of Togo in the coastal region, more precisely in the Zio prefecture about 30 kilometres from Lomé, the Alinka public elementary school Slow Food garden was started by the Togo Maritime convivium, sustained by the students and teachers of this school.
With about 402 students overseen by 10 teachers, the Alinka public elementary school is on a plateau, and its Slow Food garden is behind the school buildings, in the middle of houses. This garden is cultivated by all the students. During the science and earth life (SVT) courses, the students and their teachers go out to the garden to demonstrate the course and learn the names of the different plants growing there and to understand more how they are grown. The Alinka EPP students are quite enthusiastic about their gardening activities. Among the range of plants grown in the garden, there are okra, “fotintin”, spinach, “adémin”, “gnatou”, carrots, beans, aubergines, papayas, bananas, round pepper “gboyébessé”, and many medicinal plants such as “zokpéti”. For a good yield, the garden coordinator has trained the teachers as well as the students in organic pesticide and composting techniques. He has also made available manuals for organic composting and pesticide production to improve the garden harvest.
It must be underscored that the harvests are used as ingredients in the preparation of the school cafeteria; another part is sold and the profits are used to buy chalk. The harvests are also used to prepare the huge end of school year dinner.

Area
Zio Prefecture, coastal region

Coordinator
Wenmima Miska

Slow Food in Togo

Togo is a West African country with a great diversity of ecosystems: tropical forest and waterfalls, savanna and the coastal zone near the capital Lomé, dominated by the port and fishing activities. The economy is based on agriculture and the export of products like cacao, coffee and cotton. Like many countries in the area, Togo is rich in agrobiodiversity but the majority of processed foods on the market are imported or industrially produced, hindering the economic development of communities and the diversity of dishes consumed. Many young people have become aware of the problem over the last few years and a number of initiatives have been started to add value to local products like chocolate in order to promote local gastronomy and raise consumer awareness, including in collaboration with chefs. Slow Food’s activities in Togo have been developing since 2014, and have been primarily focused on the school gardens project. The network has gradually strengthened in the country, and works to promote local food products thanks to a collaboration with the Organisation for Nutrition and Local Development (OADEL) and a network of young cooks.

Garden Informations

Type:School Garden
People involved:412
Coordinator:Kokou Honoré Sotia
Sibling with:Vienna Foodie Quest, Austria

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