The low level of fertility of most soils in Burkina Faso is mainly characterised by a low level of organic matter and a lack of nutrients. This is a constraint on increasing soil productivity.
To remedy this situation, synthetic chemical fertilisers are commonly used, with their limitations: pollution and loss of biodiversity, degradation of farming systems, high costs for producers, high demand for organic manure, production constraints.
With a view to strengthening the resilience of ecological and food systems, the PRSA-BF is supporting sixteen (16) micro-project promoters in setting up organic manure production units.
Mr SIMBORO Rachide, a promoter in the Centre-East region, runs an organic manure production unit enriched with Trichoderma.
Support from the Programme has enabled him to make the following investments: (i) the construction of 24 compost production areas, (ii) the construction of 03 organic residue storage areas, (iii) the construction of an organic manure storage warehouse, (iv) the installation of an irrigation system for compost maturation from a borehole, (v) the acquisition of a multifunction crusher, a heavy-duty tricycle, a compactor, a digital scale, a bag sewing machine, handling materials and equipment and personal protective equipment.
Mr SIMBORO's production unit employs 15 women and 04 men. In two (02) months of operation, the unit has been able to produce more than 36 tonnes of organic manure, 23 tonnes of which have already been delivered to the tune of 2 million 300 thousand CFA francs, and contracts have been signed with rice producers in Bagré and Kouritenga for the delivery of 60 tonnes of organic manure thanks to the support of the FSRP.
