Akposso
Encyclopedia
The Kposo or Akposso people are an ethnic group living in the Plateau Region
of southern Togo
, west of Atakpamé
, and across the border in Ghana
. Their ethnic language is Kposo or Ikposo
.
as cash crops. Traditional crops include yams and fonio
.
Fonio is culturally important. An annual festival called "Ovazu" is held around harvest time, and in Togo it is held together with the Akebus.
Plateaux Region, Togo
Plateaux is one of Togo's five regions.Atakpamé is the regional capital. It is the largest region in terms of area and has the second largest population . Other major cities in the Plateaux region include Kpalimé and Badou....
of southern Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
, west of Atakpamé
Atakpamé
Founded by the Yoruba people, Atakpamé, the fifth largest city in Togo by population , is a city in the Plateaux Region of Togo. It is an industrial centre and lies on the main north-south highway, 161 km north of the capital Lomé...
, and across the border in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. Their ethnic language is Kposo or Ikposo
Kposo language
Kposo language, or Ikposo , is the language of the Akposso people, spoken mainly in the Plateau Region of Togo, but also into eastern Ghana. It is considered one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages.-External links:*...
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Economy
Akposso farmers grow cocoa and coffeeCoffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
as cash crops. Traditional crops include yams and fonio
Fonio
Fonio is the term for cultivated grains in the Digitaria genus. These are notable in parts of West Africa and one species in India. The grains are very small.-White fonio :...
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Culture
The traditional Akposso calendar has a five-day week.Fonio is culturally important. An annual festival called "Ovazu" is held around harvest time, and in Togo it is held together with the Akebus.