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Private-sector-led

interventions and

increased productivity

in Burkina Faso

Thanks for the great results we are getting from the Missari
variety of millet on our demo plots. This is going to give life to millet
farming in the Mouhoun region henceforth. Farming of millet has
been on the low for some time now as result of poor yields. Millet
is a major crop produced here and it provides a lot of income to
farmers.

Adama Zorome, general manager of EZAF Agrochem, Dedougou

Challenge
Poor soil fertility, access to quality inputs (seeds, Furthermore, farmers don’t use them in the correct
fertilizers and pesticides), climate change, poor quantities at the right time during crop development.
knowledge of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Frequently, also, farmers are not used to using fertilizers
poor access to loan facilities are the main challenges for certain crops such as sorghum and millet, and as a
facing the agricultural sector currently in Burkina Faso. result have a low yield. The demonstration activities are
Over the years, these challenges have affected farmer an opportunity for the Hub Agrodealers to show the
productivity and had an impact on the possible gains farmers that by using good fertilizers at the right stage
the country could have made through the entire of the crops’ development, they will have better yields
agriculture value chain. Crop fertilization is the main of the main cereals that could provide food security in
solution to face low soil fertility. But the fertilizers Burkina Faso.
available on the markets are not all good quality.

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