Burkina: the government wants to produce fertilizer worth 15 billion FCFA to improve agricultural production

Ouagadougou: The Burkinabè Government and its partners want to urgently produce mineral fertilizers worth more than 15 billion FCFA, with a view to boosting productivity and agricultural production.A project for the emergency production of mineral fertilizers worth a total of 15.69 billion, financed by the Burkinabè State, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) and the Société d'exploitation des phosphates du Burkina (SEPB ) will be launched in Burkina, according to the report of the Council of Ministers of Wednesday July 17, 2024.The report specifies that the mineral fertilizer production project aims to improve agricultural productivity and production and facilitate access to quality fertilizers, in quantity and at competitive prices.This is what the government has decided while awaiting the agreement of the Transitional Legislative Assemblyou:Source: Burkina Information Agency