In Burkina Faso, vegetable producers are facing severe pest infestations that are destroying their crops: yellowing leaves, rotting roots and lost harvests. Amidou NIKIEMA and Adama OUÉDRAOGO, both experienced farmers, say they regularly suffer significant losses in their vegetable fields. In response to this situatio

Members of the Handicapées Bass Yiré Wend-Manegda association, women with disabilities, widows or internally displaced persons, practise vegetable to support themselves and regain their dignity. On a one-hectare plot, these women grow a variety of crops despite their reduced mobility and difficult working conditions.

The Boulmiougou dam, located in the city of Ouagadougou, plays an important role in supplying water to one of the city’s largest vegetable producing sites. However, this dam is now threatened by progressive silting. The accumulation of sand and other waste, considerably reduces its water retention capacity, endan