The report is avalailable in English and German.
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa with over 18 million people. The agricultural sector contributes 30% to the GDP and employs 85% of the workforce. Rice production is at the center of Burkina Faso’s development strategies for food security. The rice consumption of the population is steadily increasing, and approximately 47% of the demand can be covered by domestic production. Since 2010, sesame has become an important export commodity. Other important supply chains are millet and sorghum, maize, sugar cane, cashew nuts and shea. As the main export until 2009, cotton played a special role in the economy of the country. This supply chain continues to be important. The promotion of organic cotton production from 2004 to 2011 led to rising employment figures and higher incomes for workers. The national diet is heavily reliant on starchy staples, and supply of animal protein remains low at 50 g/caput/day. Under and overnutrition coexist in Burkina Faso, and micronutrient deficiencies particularly affect women and children
Read the full PARI country dossier here, and read the country innovation study on the status of agricultural innovations, innovation platforms and innovation investments in Burkina Faso here.
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Publications
From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production
Investing Sustainably in African Livestock Development: Opportunities and Trade-Offs
Published as ZEF Working Paper 194.
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India-Africa Partnership in Trade and Investment: With focus on the Agriculture and Food Sector
Published as ZEF Working Paper 195.
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Modelling the Economy-Wide Impact of Technological Innovation and Mapping Agricultural Potential: The cases of Malawi and Burkina Faso
Empowering Smallholder Farmers through Farmer Organizations: Insights from Kenya and Burkina Faso
Published as ZEF Working Paper No. 190
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PARI Policy Brief No. 18: Mechanizing African Agriculture
This PARI Policy Brief is available in English here and in German here.
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Socio-Economic Impact of the Multi-Stakeholder Milk Innovation Platform on Actors in Banfora: Status and Prospects
Published as FARA Research Report Volume 4 No: 8 (2019)
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Study of Mechanized Agricultural Services Needs in the Rural Communities of Béréba and Koumbia in the Cotton-Growing Region of Western Burkina Faso
Published as FARA Research Report Volume 4 No: 7 (2019)
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Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics
ZEF Working Paper 169 can be found here
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Yield effects of selected agronomic innovation packages in maize cropping systems of six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published as ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 257
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PARI Policy Brief No. 9: Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Africa – Insights from Research Dossiers on 12 PARI Partner Countries
Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth – 12 Country Dossiers
Dossiers available for download by country (October 2017).Read more Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth – 12 Country Dossiers
Farmers’ adaptation to weather extremes in the Sudan Savanna
Published in Weather and Climate Extremes, Volume 16, June 2017, Pages 1-13
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The ReSAKSS Country eAtlases
The ReSAKSS Country eAtlases is a GIS-based mapping tool designed to help policy analysts and policymakers access and use high quality and highly disaggregated data on agricultural, socio-economic, and bio-physical indicators to guide agricultural policy and investment decisions.
Country Innovation Studies
The Innovation Studies for the 12 African PARI countries provide an overview of the status of agricultural innovations, innovation platforms and innovation investment in the respective country. Read more Country Innovation Studies
On the use of agricultural system models for exploring technological innovations across scales in Africa: A critical review
PARI Policy Brief No. 1: Strategic Directions for Development Collaboration for Food Security and Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tapping Potentials of Innovation for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth – an Africa-wide Perspective
A study for the special initiative “One World, No Hunger” of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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Report on Potentials and Cooperation Opportunities in African Countries
Summary of a report on potentials and possibilities for German collaboration in agriculture in the 12 PARI countries.
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Potentials and Possibilities for German Collaboration in Agriculture – 12 Country Dossiers
Dossiers available for download by country and as a complete collection (September 2015) .Read more Potentials and Possibilities for German Collaboration in Agriculture – 12 Country Dossiers
Regional trade and volatility in staple food markets in Africa
Published as: ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 200.
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