Burkina Faso: 254.79 billion FCFA plan to boost dry-season production
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Burkina Faso: The Prime Minister inaugurates the giant Bagré rice mill and boosts food sovereignty in Nakambé (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
In Bagré, the Prime Minister inaugurated a public rice mill with a 100-ton-per-day paddy processing capacity, financed by the state. The tour also included mechanized maize harvesting, livestock vaccination and the launch of a 50,000-hectare irrigation project.
Burkina Faso launches development of 50,000 irrigated hectares to boost agricultural production (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
In Niaogho, Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo launched a scheme to develop 50,000 hectares of irrigated perimeters across Burkina Faso. The government aims to strengthen dry-season production in response to insufficient rainfall.
Burkina launches development of 50,000 irrigated hectares for nearly 255 billion CFA francs (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso is launching a program to develop 50,000 irrigated hectares by October 31, 2027, at an estimated cost of nearly CFA255 billion. The government says the plan will boost dry-season production after the 2026 crop season was hit by insufficient rainfall.
Burkina: Development of 50,000 hectares and acceleration of agricultural mechanisation (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo launched in Niaogho a programme to develop 50,000 hectares of irrigated perimeters, estimated at 254.79 billion FCFA excluding taxes, to be delivered by October 2027. In Bagré, he also launched the mechanised maize harvest on SOFA's perimeters.
Burkina Faso: Prime Minister launches maize harvest with combine harvesters (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo launched the maize harvest in Bagré with combine harvesters, inaugurated the SOFA rice mill and launched a 50,000-hectare irrigation development operation in Niaogho, in Boulgou province.
Burkina Faso: 254.79 billion FCFA plan to boost dry-season production (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Ministry of Agriculture presented a 254.79 billion FCFA emergency plan for the 2026-2027 dry season, including 750 subsidised boreholes and the development of 50,000 hectares by October 2027. The plan aims to reduce agriculture's dependence on rainfall.
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Burkina/Emergency plan for the 2026-2027 dry season: the agriculture ministry plans to invest about 254 billion CFA francs
The Burkinabè government is launching an emergency plan for the 2026-2027 dry season campaign to boost agricultural production. Budgeted at CFAF 254.79 billion, it includes boreholes, lowland development and expanded irrigated areas.
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Industrial development: Burkina Faso gets its first gold refinery
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