Tag: Food

Burkina Faso: Initiatives supporting local milk production

AgribusinessTV August 23, 2022 2818 No Comments

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To develop the dairy sector in Burkina Faso, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Fisheries, through its Animal Production Department, has undertaken several actions. The Ministry is working to increase animal production by crossing local breeds with imported breeds in order to have cross-breeds capable of

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Burkina Faso: Artificial insemination to boost dairy farming

AgribusinessTV August 22, 2022 7619 No Comments

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In Burkina Faso, the mission of the National Centre for the Multiplication of Performing Animals (CEMAP) is to promote milk production. The centre takes semen from milk-producing breeds imported from Europe and then implants them into local breeds that have the potential for resistance and adaptation. This process, cal

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Getting together to better process local milk

AgribusinessTV August 2, 2022 2829 No Comments

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In 1993, with the help of the Ministry in charge of breeding and animal health actors, dairy farmers in the northern region of Burkina Faso, in Ouahigouya, decided to set up a mini-dairy, currently managed by Adama Ibrahim DIALLO. The unit went from processing five liters of milk per day to a production capacity of 300

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Burkina Faso: Conserving onions to reduce losses

AgribusinessTV July 19, 2022 2826 No Comments

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In the past, many onion producers would store their onions, so as to sell them over a longer period and make a profit. During this phase, many of them saw their production reduced because the onion rotted. This caused a lot of losses. They were not able to obtain the cost of production by selling the rest of their prod

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Burkina Faso: Tylay, an approach to enhance the human potential of farmers

AgribusinessTV July 1, 2022 2666 No Comments

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In Burkina Faso, precisely in the province of Sissili, farmers had begun to lose hope in the potential of their activity. They had difficulty producing not only to satisfy their food needs, but also for sale. In this locality, the arrival of the “Tylay” approach has helped to restore confidence to farmers a

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