Professional retraining: 93 soldiers in training in agriculture and livestock farming
3 outletsAIB - Agence d'Information du Burkina, Faso7, and Colombe Média
Professional retraining: 93 soldiers in training in agriculture and livestock farming (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Ministry of War and Patriotic Defence opened the 18th training session in agriculture and livestock farming at ISLO for 93 retraining soldiers and Water and Forests staff, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture. The sponsoring ministry donated 12 tonnes of farm inputs and feed.
Ouagadougou/Retirement: Soldiers prepare for careers in farming and livestock rearing (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Ninety-three soldiers and forestry agents have begun a three-week training in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso in farming and livestock rearing to prepare their post-retirement career change. The programme has already trained and set up fish farmers.
Burkina Faso: 93 retired soldiers and Water and Forestry agents equipped for retraining in agro-pastoral farming (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Ministry of War and Patriotic Defence opened the 18th agriculture and livestock training session in Ouagadougou for 93 soldiers and Water and Forestry agents preparing for retirement. The three-week course will be followed by support for setting up farms.
Keep reading
Food self-sufficiency: Burkina Faso's National Bureau of Major Projects hands over 200 tractors to the Ministry of Agriculture
The National Bureau of Major Projects of Burkina Faso (BN-GPB) handed 200 tractors to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Animal and Fisheries Resources, mainly for agricultural VDP volunteers and producers in the communes. The handover is part of the presidential initiative on food…
6 sourcesAIB +5
Burkina Faso: 48-hour reflection on integrating agroecology into local development policies
The Confédération paysanne du Faso held regional agroecology days in Ouahigouya from 29 to 31 October 2026, on integrating agroecology into local development plans and programmes. Producers, farmers' organisations and technical services took part.
3 sourcesLefaso.net +2
Operation "Zero empty henhouse": beneficiaries receive their kits
In Mogdin and Gampèla, the delegate minister for Animal and Fisheries Resources launched the distribution of 516 poultry kits under the 'Zero Empty Chicken Coop' operation. Linked to the 2026-2028 agropastoral offensive, the program received more than 24,000 applications.
2 sourcesAIB +1
Burkina/Water Infrastructure: Niangdo Dam Officially Handed Over
The Niangdo dam, in the Poa commune (Nando region), was officially handed over on 27 October 2026. With a capacity of 580,000 m³, it is expected to serve nearly 50,000 people and support agropastoral and fisheries activities, including a 6-hectare irrigated perimeter.
2 sourcesLefaso.net +1
