Dry season: Minister of State Ismaël Sombié assesses development works at Zanré
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Dry season: Minister of State Ismaël Sombié assesses development works at Zanré (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Minister of State for Agriculture, Ismaël Sombié, visited the Zanré dam (Diabo commune, Goulmou region) to assess development works on 52 hectares for off-season production. He urged producers and agricultural VDPs to speed up the work.
Dry season campaign in Burkina: Minister Sombié inspects 52 hectares developed at Zanré for agricultural production (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Agriculture Minister Ismaël Sombié visited the 52-hectare development site on the banks of the Zanré dam (Diabo, Goulmou region) on November 10, 2026, intended for dry-season crops. He praised the efforts and asked that work keep pace.
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