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Africa
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Sustainable improvement of food availability and
accessibility in five provinces of Burkina Faso
Training for a female village association in management of income generating activities
Support for sustainable food security in the Burkina
Faso provinces of Zondoma, Yatenga, Loroum and Soum
Farmers working in the fi elds
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
system; rebuilding the livestock assets of vulnerable
In Burkina Faso, agriculture occupies 86% of the total
14 600 households in 152 villages; 50 supervisors
Burkina Faso has a rapidly expanding, predominantly
households; establishing banks of agro-pastoral
population and contributes 40% of GDP. However,
of agriculture and breeding technical services; fi ve
rural population. Of its 13 million inhabitants, 46% live
inputs and providing support to seed growers; build-
52% of the rural population lives below the absolute
provincial unions of seed producers.
below the poverty line. This project is located in an
ing the capacity of village groups federated around
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threshold of poverty. Food prices have soared since
2007. The targeted provinces have the potential to
expand animal rearing and crop production. But the
capacities are under-exploited. These provinces are
very remote and isolated, and lack infrastructures. In
2007, the Red Cross launched a community-based
project to fi ght child malnutrition, which has until now
given good results. For these results to be sustainable,
food security needs to be strengthened in the
target area. The key objective of this project is to
improve, for the long term, the household food situation
in fi ve provinces through the reinforcement of
local capacities.
Main activities
Final beneficiaries
The population of the fi ve provinces (around
450 000 people).
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 960 000
Amount requested *
€ 1 764 000
Partners
Croix Rouge de Burkina Faso, Action Contre la Faim,
France.
unfavourable area made more challenging by high
food prices, unpredictable and poorly distributed rainfall,
unproductive land pockets, periods of drought
and fl ooding. Agricultural activity is characterised by
the use of extensive livestock farming, inadequate
technical knowledge, poor organisation and oversight,
accelerated degradation of the soil and grazing
areas, and diffi culties in bringing products to market.
The aim of the project is to reduce quickly the target
populations’ vulnerability to market fl uctuations,
grain shortages and chronic food insecurity through
a signifi cant increase in production and the control
of grain fl ows. The specifi c objective is to improve
agricultural production and management of food
stocks by building capacity in agricultural govern-
village development councils.
Target groups
14 725 poor and vulnerable producers, 52% of whom
are women.
Final beneficiaries
The local populations in the four provinces, roughly
1 086 500 inhabitants.
Total estimated cost *
€ 2 250 000
Amount requested *
€ 2 025 000
Provision of improved quality seeds and fertiliser,
and farm equipment; management of surface water
ance, promoting improved agro-pastoral techniques,
and making agricultural inputs available.
Partners
and actions leading to soil conservation; support for
market gardening and animal breeding; installation of
Main activities
SOS Sahel International, Association ZOOD NOOMA,
Association SOUGRI NOOMA, Burkina Faso.
25 economic units for processing and conservation
Training and providing equipment to producers for
of farm products; training of 435 group leaders in
soil restoration; developing rice-growing lowlands
management of microeconomic structures; training
and surrounding vegetable growing areas; improving
in management of income generating activities.
the management of grain fl ows through a warranty
Croix-Rouge de Belgique, Belgium
departement.international@
redcross-fr.be
www.croix-rouge.be
DCI-FOOD/128608/440
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, Germany
programme@welthungerhilfe.de
www.welthungerhilfe.de
DCI-FOOD/128608/26
20 * Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties