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I have engaged in maize production since I started Difficulties/ challenges
farming. I’ve gained new experience with the maize
• Most of the demonstration sites are far from the main
planting (75 cm between rows and 20 cm between roads and inaccessible after the rains.
plants) and the Yara protocol for fertilization. The • A great challenge was to invite farmers and the
plants have better development than what we used to government agricultural service to the guided tours.
grow maize. Many farmers are very impressed and say
• The guided tours happened when farmers were very
they will convert to this new way of farming.
busy with their own agricultural activities and for this
Sayouba Ouedraogo, farmer leader in Samendeni, reason, they were not available.
Semence Moderne • For most of the Agrodealers the demos were a new and
untested activity and they were seen to be a diversion
from their main focus: to sell their products to increase
revenues during the planting season.

A view of participants during a farmers’ guided tour in Samendeni by Semence Modene

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