Burkina Faso- Farming Futures

Publisher:
IFAD
Publication Date:
8 July 2015
Tags:
Burkina Faso, Agribusiness, Aid and Assistance, Economy, Business and Finance, Food and Agriculture, International Organizations and Africa, Land and Rural Issues

Through a simple idea introduced by IFAD, farmers in Burkina Faso have money to feed themselves through the hungry season, and generate surplus income. The idea is stocking grain to use use as collateral for loans, which can then be invested into income generating activites during the hungry season.


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Small scale farmers prepare trench excavation and fertilization on the 300-acre grape production project.

In an allAfrica.com guest column, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) explains how investment in rural ... Read more »

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