Burkina Faso

Generation Food goes international
A young community of innovators wants to give their peers a sustainable future through inclusive businesses in food systems. Last update (25/11/2022): A consolidated team to empower a new generation of young food entrepreneurs
West African rice farmers reconquering the local rice market
Rice farmers' organisations in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal are improving their competitiveness and their relations with the private and public sectors to win back larger shares of the rice market in West Africa. Last update (22/04/2022): The true price of paddy rice for Senegalese farmers
Generation Food: transforming Ouagadougou's food system
Setting up their own enterprises to produce, process or package food in a sustainable way can provide young Burkinabe with a decent income, while also tackling key issues related to the sustainability of our food system. They bring a breath of fresh air to the local food system. Last update (20/04/2022): Bénédicte's path to sustainable production
Producing quality rice for Burkina Faso's markets
Rice farmers and rice mills in the Centre-East region of Burkina Faso take up the challenge of maximising their production potential to offer better quality rice on the local market. Last update (17/02/2022): Increased market opportunities for rice mills in Burkina Faso
The emerging success of Burkinabè sesame production
The sesame sector is developing rapidly in Burkina Faso thanks to strong demand from the international market. But family farmers still lack the professionalism to make the most of it. Rikolto supports the UDPS-N (Departmental Union of Sesame Producers of Niangoloko) to find solutions to problems in the sesame value chain.
Burkinabe women design an innovative, sustainable business model
Franchising allows them to improve the quality of home-parboiled rice, and sell it at a higher price Last update (01/10/2021): Franchise developed with UNERIZ adapted for resilience of rice parboiling micro-enterprises facing the effects of COVID-19
Strengthening the access of farmers’ organisations to institutional markets in Burkina Faso
Rikolto's focus in view of creating a leverage effect that new institutional market access can have for family farmers' organisations.

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