The Role of Agricultural Projects in Building Sustainable and Resilient Maize Value Chain in Burkina Faso
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Study Area Description
2.2. The Approach
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Inputs Supply
3.2. Production
“Under the AGRA-UNDP partnership, two hundred and twenty-four (224) demonstration plots on maize and Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) strip cropping were established in five provinces across the Hauts Bassins and Cascades regions in Burkina Faso by Village Based Advisors, trained by Burkinabe National Agricultural Research Institute (INERA).”
“… SMR seed company participated in demonstration farms established, training farmers and transfer of water harvesting technologies.”
“The strip cropping consists of alternating six straight lines of maize with four lines of pigeon pea (Figure 3).”
3.3. Postharvest Management
3.4. Processing
3.5. Marketing
“…the project is key in linking smallholders to agro-dealers (off-takers) and the open market. The smallholders are guaranteed market availability.”
3.6. Support Services
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
5. Limitation of the Study and Area of Further Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Project Partners | Key Roles |
---|---|
National Agricultural Research Institutes | Development of Kobo variety |
Government (Ministry of Agriculture) | Selection and formation of community agribusiness advisors (CAAs) |
AGRA and UNDP | Provisions of extension services |
SMR seed company | Seed multiplication and demonstration plots |
Region | District | Maize Grain Yield in kg ha−1 | |
---|---|---|---|
Smallholder Farms | Demonstration Plots | ||
Hauts Bassins | Houet | 1298 | 3958 |
Kénédougou | 2039 | 5150 | |
Tuy | 2049 | 4590 | |
Cascades | Comoé | 1996 | 4530 |
Léraba | 1748 | 4457 |
Régions | Districts | Extension Officers Trained | Village-Based Advisors Trained | VBA * Implemented Demonstration Plots | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
Cascades | Comoé | 20 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
Léraba | 20 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 44 | 4 | |
Hauts Bassins | Houet | 18 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
Kénédougou | 22 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 44 | 2 | |
Tuy | 20 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 44 | 2 | |
Total | 100 | 28 | 227 | 10 | 226 | 10 |
Regions | Districts | Smallholders Trained | Seed Demand (kgs) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | |||
Hauts bassins | Houet | 1679 | 1035 | 730 |
Kénédougou | 1177 | 735 | 566 | |
Tuy | 1260 | 496 | 336 | |
Cascades | Comoé | 1325 | 545 | 2100 |
Léraba | 1131 | 716 | 3036 | |
Total | 6572 | 3527 | 6768 |
Regions | Districts | Village | Groups | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hauts Bassins | Houet | Satiri | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Bobo | 5 | 30 | 9 | ||
Kouentou | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
Toussiana | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
Tuy | Houndé | 2 | 34 | 0 | |
Koumbia | 2 | 71 | 4 | ||
Kénédougou | Djigouéra | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
Orodara | 2 | 21 | 4 | ||
Koloko | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||
Cascades | Comoé | Bérégadougou | 1 | 13 | 4 |
Moussodougou | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||
Niangoloko | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
Soubakaniédougou | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
Banfora | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||
Total | 21 | 306 | 34 |
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Sithole, M.; Ng’ombe, A.; Musafiri, C.M.; Kiboi, M.; Sales, T.; Ngetich, F.K. The Role of Agricultural Projects in Building Sustainable and Resilient Maize Value Chain in Burkina Faso. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16684. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416684
Sithole M, Ng’ombe A, Musafiri CM, Kiboi M, Sales T, Ngetich FK. The Role of Agricultural Projects in Building Sustainable and Resilient Maize Value Chain in Burkina Faso. Sustainability. 2023; 15(24):16684. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416684
Chicago/Turabian StyleSithole, Mupangi, Assan Ng’ombe, Collins M. Musafiri, Milka Kiboi, Tomas Sales, and Felix K. Ngetich. 2023. "The Role of Agricultural Projects in Building Sustainable and Resilient Maize Value Chain in Burkina Faso" Sustainability 15, no. 24: 16684. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416684