Synergy between stakeholders in the rational and sustainable management of natural resources should be an obligation.
The effectiveness of the “Transition vers une Agroécologie Paysanne au service de la Souveraineté Alimentaire (TAPSA II)” program depends on the active involvement of the various community development players. This is why a workshop for reflection and exchange on the governance of natural resources was organized on October 31, 2024 in the capital of the province of Kirundo, under the High Patronage of the Councillor of the Governor of Kirundo in charge of Development Kirundo in charge of Development.
The aim of the workshop was to harmonize environmental protection and sustainable management of natural resources in the Kirundo region. It also aimed to ensure that the TAPSA program’s achievements were effectively appropriated by the beneficiaries, so as to ensure their sustainability.
This activity mobilized some forty participants, including administrative staff; community leaders; 
technical services, in this case the Office Burundais pour la Protection de l’Environnement (OBPE) and the Bureau Provinciale de l’Environnement, de l’Agriculture et de l’Elevage (BPEAE); the Civil Protection; the Red Cross; the media and many others from Kirundo Province.
Based on the achievements of Inades-Formation Burundi around lakes Nagitamo ,
Mwungere , Gacamirinda , Narungazi and the desire for their perpetuation,
participants understood the stakes and roles of each category of stakeholder. These include agricultural producers, consumers, processors, traders and administrators, who are the decision-makers in
defining the best directions for the transition to a sustainable agriculture. agro-ecology in their locality. Finally, the aim of this TAPSA II program benefits not only the direct beneficiaries of the program but also to all local residents.
This approach not only the guarantor of the sustainability of natural resources but also the basis the basis of the healthy, sustainable diet that Inades-Formation Burundi preaches through its actions in connection with the AlimenTERRE Awareness Campaign. 
A nationally, efforts to ban the irresponsible consumption of prohibited of prohibited beverages such as Sapor Winecan be made both the import and use of synthetic chemical pesticides, which are harmful to human health harmful to human health, the environment and other corollary effects.
” L’is a right, and eating is a vote “. This slogan from the AlimenTERRE Conscience Campaign has been detailed to bring about a change in mentality and ancestral practices that are less sensitive to future generations and the common good.
The choice of the theme “Food Rights for a Better Life and Future: Leaving No One Behind” for the 2024 World Food Day is an opportunity to continue mobilizing stakeholders in the transition to agroecology.
Published by HAVYARIMANA Richard
Advocacy and Communication Officer
