Day: October 28, 2023

Kaya, The NGO HELP, accompanied by its partner APIL, organized, on Thursday, October 26, 2023, a guided tour of the one-hectare white sorghum field of Issa Sawadogo, residing in Guilla, commune of Boussouma, province of Sanmatenga.

Issa Sawadogo is among the 200 producers in the communes of Boussouma and Korsimoro to benefit from support from the “Soonré” project, led by the NGO APIL, with financial support from the NGO HELP for this agricultural campaign.

To see first-hand the achievements made in the field, a guided tour was organized on its white sorghum field school covering an area of one hectare located in the village of Guilla, commune of Boussouma, province of Sanmatenga.

At the maturity stage, the Issa Sawadogo field presents a good appearance with a forecast yield of 1.6 hectares in addition to stems for livestock feed.

According to him, this result was achieved thanks to the combination of cultivation techniques (stone cords and zaï) and the use of organic fertilizers.

“The project has strengthened our capacities in agricultural production. We also benefited from donations of rubble, improved seeds (sorghum) and agricultural equipment,” declared Issa Sawadogo.

According to him, this constant support has allowed them to increase their agricultural yield and thus fight against food insecurity.

“With these harvests, we can eat our fill and cover the daily expenses of our families,” he reassured.

“This is my first time seeing this variety. But its yield gives me hope, and we will share this experience with other producers so that they can improve their agricultural yield,” promised Issa Sawadogo.

This is why he expressed his gratitude to the NGOs HELP and APIL before urging them to continue the project.

At the end of the field visit, Issa Sawadogo shared his experience with other producers from neighboring villages.

Mariam Kouanda is also a beneficiary of the “Soonré” project on behalf of Lioutenga. She too is convinced that the crop proposed by the project is a response to climate change, because it has a short cycle (90 days) with good morphology, is resistant to certain plant species and does not require too much water.

According to her, the capacity building and agricultural equipment support received from the project allowed them to increase their agricultural productivity. “This year, our harvests will allow us to meet the food, clothing and health needs of our children,” she rejoiced.

For the head of the “Soonré” project at the NGO APIL, Inoussa Ouédraogo, the objective of the project is, among other things, to provide food self-sufficiency and reduce the vulnerability of beneficiaries.

According to him, the “Soonré” project is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and operationally implemented by the NGOs HELP and APIL in Burkina Faso.

For this agricultural campaign, Mr. Ouédraogo underlined that 200 producers (60% hosts and 40% IDPs) benefited from the support of the project, and 400 other producers were beneficiaries during previous campaigns.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou, A mixed marching battalion valiantly repelled terrorists this Saturday in Boussou (Northern region), before attack helicopters massacred them, AIB learned from security sources.

While several offensive and resupply operations are underway across Burkina, several dozen terrorists took the initiative this Saturday, October 28, 2023, to lay an ambush in Boussou, northern region.

The criminals targeted a mixed marching battalion, on an offensive reconnaissance mission.

After a moment of battle, the brave Fighting Forces forced the enemy to flee, but under the watchful eye of the air carriers.

Feeling that they are being followed, the terrorists will disperse and seek shelter in the trees.

But wasted effort, the attack helicopters will come into action and exterminate them.

“The only option now remaining for terrorists is to lay down their arms or die,” our sources insist.

Moreover, operations are continuing at several levels, they add.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Manga, The secretary general of the Zoundwéogo province, Innocent Ouattara, urged, on Friday, the populations of the South-Central region to “prioritize the consumption of goods and services made in Burkina Faso” to boost the income of producers and, in turn, the local economy.

“In this month of October which is dedicated to the promotion of 'let's consume locally', I urge you to intensify actions to promote products made in Burkina and those of the entire UEMOA with a patriotic burst by encouraging on the other hand by favoring the consumption of goods and services made in Burkina Faso,” declared the secretary general of the Zoundwéogo province, Innoncents Ouattara.

Mr. Ouattara, who spoke during the opening ceremony of the regional celebration of the 4th edition of the Month of Local Consumption (MCL), in Manga, brought to the public the message of the governor of the Center-South region, Yvette Nacoulma.

Based on the definition of the concept by the UEMOA, he recalled that the local product is “all national products including goods and services and products from UEMOA member countries”. Their consumption has benefits in more than one way, according to him.

“Consuming these products means stimulating the emergence of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, increasing the volume of processed raw materials, significantly increasing their market share, creating income for populations, attracting more productive investments, increasing workforce, reducing the poverty rate and boost the development of the countries of the Union,” he said.

For the regional director of Industrial Development, Commerce, Crafts and Small and Medium Enterprises of the Center-South, Guillaume Dofini, “the consumption of local products unlike imported products has added value because it has effects of training on the country's economy in general.

On the occasion of the regional celebration of the 4th edition of the MCL, exhibition stands were set up with a host of artisanal products including food, clothing and cosmetics.

“This celebration is really a godsend because it is through these types of activities that people will better discover local potential,” rejoiced the regional president of the Chamber of Trades and Crafts of Burkina Faso. South-Central, Hermann Zoungrana.

To further increase the sale of local products, Mr. Zoungrana called for more commitment from the government to the effective application of texts in this area.

“If I take for example Order No. 2017-002-PM-CAB relating to the purchase of local food products by state structures as part of their supply, we do not feel its application on the ground. You take for example the workshops and other meetings held in town, we do not see local products highlighted as required by the decree,” explained the director of the Manga STRACOPA rice factory, Luc Kazagabou.

He therefore calls on the government to pay greater attention to correcting these inadequacies and for populations to make the consumption of local products a priority so that the local economy does better for the benefit of all.

Source: Burkina Information Agency