Togo
With a surface area of 56,790 km², Togo is one of the smallest countries on the African continent. Although land legislation is still influenced by the colonial legacy, one of the distinctive features of the Togolese system is the recognition of customary rights. Unlike other African cities, the inhabitants of the capital Lomé gained access to property very early on. Although Togo has one of the highest rates of agricultural expansion in West Africa, large-scale land acquisitions are a marginal phenomenon and plantation agriculture remains dominated by smallholders.
Socio-economic indicators
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Land Area
5,439,000 ha
GDP/Capita
2,124.8 USD
Total population
8,644,830
Urban population
41.7 %
Land-related indicators
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Agricultural land
70.2 %
Perceived tenure security
62.8 %
Women owning land
1.4 %
The first category of contracts is called dibi-madibi, an expression from the Twi language in Ghana which means "you eat a little, I eat a little". Broadly speaking, it is an agreement between a landowner who entrusts the development of a plot of land to a farmer, who shares the fruits of the harvest with the landowner in varying proportions.