Rapports

Highlights  Out of 200,000 pregnant and lactating women targeted in UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC 2013), 171,803 women or 86% of the target received information and counseling on IYCF in first 6 months of the…

Millet, maize, and sorghum are the most important food commodities for household consumption. Millet is the staple of the most vulnerable households, while maize and sorghum also contribute to the food basket of a majority of…

Lors de sa mission au Burkina Faso du 26 au 29 juin 2013, Mme Denise Brown, Directrice régionale du PAM Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale a visité un bas-fond d’aménagement rizicole appuyé par le PAM à…

Rapport Afrique N°205 | 22 juillet 2013 SYNTHESE Pour la première fois depuis 1987, la question de la succession du président burkinabè est ouvertement posée. La Constitution interdit en effet à Blaise Compaoré, au pouvoir depuis plus d’un…

According to study, inaction will lead to “major setback” in economic development and food security for the poorest people in Ghana, Burkina Faso and other countries in West Africa ACCRA, GHANA (19 July, 2013)—A new study released…

Africa Report N°205, 22 Jul 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For the first time since 1987, succession is being openly discussed in Burkina Faso. Under the current constitution, President Blaise Compaoré, in power for more than a quarter century,…

Suite à la crise alimentaire en 2012, le PAM au Burkina Faso a lancé un nouveau projet pour aider les populations à se remettre de la crise, réduire les taux de malnutrition et renforcer la résilience…

Burkina Faso relies on subsistence agriculture to meet the basic needs of a large part of its population. Environmental challenges such as land degradation and desertification particularly affect the northern semi-arid provinces, where the most…

In the shade of a tree, a group of girls crush rocks, pounding away relentlessly with heavy stone clubs. It is the middle of the day here in Boulyiba, Burkina Faso. The dry season is almost…

1. SUMMARY Despite the improved agricultural season of 2012-2013 which yielded greater cereal production (33.6% higher than the 2011/2012 yield), 1.8 million people in Burkina Faso remain food- insecure2 and are yet to recover from the 2012…