The Burkina Faso component of the West African Food System Resilience Programme (PRSA) has organised seed and fertiliser distribution sessions for a number of farmers in the north of the country.
Chaired by the Minister for Agriculture and the Governor of the North, these seed and fertiliser distribution sessions are aimed at strengthening the resilience of producers during the dry season, which is marked by a lack of water. The northern region of Burkina Faso, which mainly produces market garden produce, is facing food insecurity due in part to drought and civil unrest. As a result, 19,022 tonnes of seeds and 1,250 tonnes of fertiliser have been provided to producers to boost market garden production, one of the key value chains of the Burkina Faso FSRP.
In line with the government's commitment to ensuring food sovereignty for the people of Burkina Faso by 2025, the FSRP is being implemented in the Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre-East, Centre-West, Centre-South, East, Hauts-Bassins and North regions, with financial support from the World Bank and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP).
