2024-02-14 04:40:09
The African Development Bank (ADB) is covering 99% of the overall cost of the Emergency Project for Strengthening Food Production in Burkina Faso (Purpa – BF) in the form of a grant and loan.
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has shown African countries dependent on grain imports the need to work towards food self-sufficiency. With this in mind, the Emergency Project for Strengthening Food Production in Burkina Faso (Purpa – BF) was launched on February 6.
The Purpa – BF, according to a press release sent to APA, aims to contribute to the increase in production of corn, rice, soya, cowpea, sorghum and wheat in order to strengthen the food security of the Burkinabè populations.
To do this, the country of Men of Integrity will benefit from a financial contribution of 38.4 million euros from the African Development Bank (AfDB) within the framework of the African Emergency Food Production Facility.
« This strong commitment from the AfDB Group is justified by the coherence of the project with the Interim Country Strategy Paper 2022-2025, one of the priority areas of which concerns support for agricultural value chains. The project also fits with the objectives of the AfDB’s “Feed Africa” strategy. “, explained the document.
Purpa – BF will provide nearly 9,000 tonnes of certified seeds of varieties adapted to the climate and 36,000 tonnes of fertilizer to 330,000 producers, more than half of whom are women, internally displaced people and young people, mainly settled around the great plains. irrigated areas of Burkina Faso: Bagrépôle, Bama, Banzon and Karfiguéla.
« Its implementation should allow an increase in national rice production by 430,000 tonnes and that of corn by 707,000 tonnes. Other crops will also see increases in production “, the press release clarified. In 2023, the government launched a program called “Agropastoral and Fisheries Offensive 2023-2025”.
« The African Development Bank welcomes the relevance of this ambitious program and affirms its availability to support its implementation. This is the place to specify that the public financing portfolio of the Bank in Burkina Faso is mainly oriented towards the agriculture and environment sector which represents 34% of all Bank financing in the country. , with commitments of more than 110 billion CFA francs (167 million euros) “, declared Daniel Ndoye, the AfDB country representative in Burkina.
In a speech read by the Coordinator of Purpa – BF, Daniel Gampiné, Ismaël Sombié, the Minister of Agriculture, magnified the actions of the AfDB in his country. “ Since Burkina Faso joined the African Development Bank Group, it has increased its efforts to effectively support the government’s development initiatives. This constant commitment from the Bank symbolizes the exemplary nature of good collaboration between it and our country in several sectors. In the field of agriculture, animal and fisheries resources, for which I am responsible, the Bank’s commitment has constantly resulted in the implementation of development projects and programs. “, did he declare.
Beyond the agricultural sector, the African Development Bank is among Burkina Faso’s largest partners with current commitments of more than 701 million euros.
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