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ANNEX 4: GEOGRAPHICAL, DEMOGRAPHY &<br />
INFRASTRUCTURE<br />
Land Characterization, Position, User<br />
The 2003 <strong>Burkina</strong>beé Household Living Conditions Survey (EBCVM) classified five<br />
agroecological zones across <strong>Burkina</strong> <strong>Faso</strong>. Land characterization and use are detailed in Table<br />
29.<br />
Table 29: Agroecological Zones and Land Uses<br />
Agroecological<br />
Zones<br />
Homogeneous Zones Agricultural Production Systems Animal Production Systems<br />
Number Name Number Name<br />
1 Sahel 1 Sahel Extensive livestock rearing in the<br />
north. Semi nomadic or<br />
transhumance in the south.<br />
Traditional cereal cultivation in the<br />
south with some production <strong>of</strong><br />
peanuts and sesame.<br />
2 Est 2 Est-Nord Traditional cereals. Peanuts and<br />
beans. Reception and transit zones<br />
<strong>for</strong> livestock.<br />
3 Sud Est<br />
hors Bagré<br />
4 Réserves<br />
et Parcs<br />
Nationaux<br />
de l'Est<br />
5 Périmetre<br />
de Bagré<br />
3 Centre 6 Zone<br />
Centrale<br />
4 Nord-<br />
Ouest<br />
7 Centre-<br />
Sud<br />
8 Nord-<br />
Ouest hors<br />
Sourou<br />
Traditional cereals. Peanuts, niébé.<br />
Cotton crop extension zone. Market<br />
gardening and rice, including<br />
irrigation schemes. Horticulture<br />
(bananas) upstream <strong>of</strong> Kompienga.<br />
Extensive livestock rearing.<br />
Slightly populated Zone,<br />
implicating a need to control<br />
migration.<br />
Slightly populated Zone,<br />
implicating a need to control<br />
migration. Reception and<br />
transit zones <strong>for</strong> livestock.<br />
Cultivation prohibited. Domesticated animals<br />
prohibited.<br />
Rice throughout zone in the dry<br />
season, complemented with corn<br />
and market gardening<br />
Traditional Cereals. Peanut,<br />
sesame, beans. Rice and market<br />
gardening in the lowlands. Cotton<br />
in prepared valleys.<br />
Traditional Cereals. Maize, peanut<br />
and beans. Tubers. Rain-fed rice.<br />
Cotton and non-traditional export<br />
(bananas, mangos, citrus,<br />
cashews) extension.<br />
Traditional cereals. Sesame,<br />
peanut and niébé. Market<br />
gardening and rice in lowlands.<br />
Zones prepared <strong>for</strong> semiintensive<br />
and intensive animal<br />
husbandry. Animal husbandry<br />
integrated with agriculture.<br />
Very degraded soils due to high<br />
population density. Exodus<br />
towards the east and even to<br />
the Sahel.<br />
Animal husbandry noted <strong>for</strong><br />
integration with agriculture<br />
Predominance <strong>of</strong> small<br />
ruminants.<br />
58 BEST ANALYSIS – BURKINA FASO
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