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activities, the government has provided an agricultural period for farmers to prepare the planting season.
inputs subsidy worth 30 billion CFA. An agreement
has also been made with the Burkina Faso central bank The Bobo-Dioulasso region is the largest fruit producer
and national banking institutions, to allow for a deferral in Burkina Faso. Mangoes are sold in Ouagadougou and
of payments on claims for a period of three months, other parts of the country and also in Niger. Restricting
renewable once. traffic and closing borders will limit the flow of fruit, which
will cause loss of money for farmers and traders.
Campaigns launched to create awareness of the effects
of the virus, offer measures for prevention and share The vegetables that can still be exported to Côte d’Ivoire
knowledge were vital in terms of attempting to control are cabbage. But because of the high transportation costs,
this pandemic. its purchase price from farmers has dropped.

With the closure of the Bobo-Dioulasso cattle market and
Situation in Barry Agrochem’s shop also the closure of the borders and the railroad, the export
of livestock to Côte d’Ivoire is stopped. Traders are obliged
Despite the availabity of agricultural input (herbicides,
fertilizers) and sprayers, there are no clients even if it’s the to maintain their animals to avoid mortality.

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